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- ↑ Tom Aswell (ed.), Louisiana Rocks!: The True Genesis of Rock and Roll, Pelican Publishing, 2010, pp.372-373
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 . Record Research. p. 120. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 249.
- ↑ "Recording: I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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