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- ↑ A definitive oral history of Seger's early years
- ↑ Rolling Stone Editors. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century. New York: Fireside, 2001
- ↑ Heuck, Mark Edward (December 1, 2017). "Get Mean". New Beverly Cinema. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ↑ "BLINDMAN (1971) - Trailer". YouTube. July 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 21, 1967" (PDF).
