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- ↑ "Billy Taylor Discography". Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ Anderson, Sheila E. (2005). How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed . Allworth Communications, Inc. p. 67. ISBN 1-58115-416-X.
- ↑ The Lighthouse Family - (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free / One on YouTube
- ↑ "Andra Day's 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free' Cover from 'Acrimony' Released". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ↑ Leontyne Price, Rust College Choir – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (1971, Vinyl) , retrieved February 19, 2021
- ↑ Meeker, David (2019), Jazz on the screen: a jazz and blues filmography (PDF) (8th ed.), Washington, DC: Library of Congress, p. 796
- ↑ "British single certifications – Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Fr". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
