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- ↑ "Soon McDaniel was signed to a songwriting contract with Combine and he and another Combine writer Dennis Linde wrote Goodbye Marie which was recorded by ..." Hurse, Jack, Country, Chicago Tribune, February 26, 1984
- ↑ ""Goodbye Marie," the new Liberty release of a cut recorded some years ago by Kenny Rogers, was cowritten by Mel McDaniel. biography of George Jones written ..." Hurst, Jack, Stage fright takes on new meaning when singer moves to TV, Chicago Tribune, February 6, 1986
- 1 2 "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, February 15, 1986
- 1 2 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits . pg. 434.
- ↑ "His other Top 20 country singles include "Muddy Mississippi Line" (1969), "Goodbye Marie" (1980), ...", The comprehensive country music encyclopedia by Country Music Magazine Editors, Times Books, 1994, Pg. 146