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- 1 2 Erin E. Bauer (2023). "Collaborative hybridity: Texas Tornados". Flaco's Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05429-7.
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- ↑ John Lomax III (November 26, 1982). "Country rhythms: Karen Brooks took the long way around". The Shreveport Journal. pp. C15. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Karen Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.