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- ↑ Laird, Ross (1995). Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934 . Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-313-29240-8.
- ↑ "Toccata, Fugues, & Other Diversions". AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
