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- 1 2 Owsley, Dennis (2006). City of Gabriels : the history of jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Reedy Press. p. 62. ISBN 1933370041. OCLC 71122278.
- 1 2 "Information on Hayes Pillars". www.siue.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- Rye/Kernfeld, "Hayes Pillars". Grove Jazz online.
