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- ↑ It's Got To Be Phaldut Eastern Eye, Dec 14, 2015
- ↑ I Gotta Be Me Blends Genres in the World of Rat Pack Tribute Acts IndieWire Feb 17, 2016]
- ↑ I Gotta Be Me Review IndyRed, 2015