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- ↑ "Anne Murray sweeps the Junos--again". The Globe and Mail , February 6, 1981.
- ↑ "SickthingsUK: Interviews - Graham Shaw (June 2020)".
- ↑ "Canadian stars record famine relief song; Seasoned pros and young Turks join to make 'Tears Are Not Enough'". Montreal Gazette , February 11, 1985.
- ↑ "Graham Shaw returning to serenade home folks". Winnipeg Free Press , May 19, 2010.
