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- 1 2 "On the Record". The Mason City Globe-Gazette. June 19, 1943. Retrieved July 7, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 138. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "Frank Sinatra". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 169.
- 1 2 Friedwald 1995, p. 117.
- ↑ Rhea, Janice (August 8, 1942). "Announcing the Latest Tunes" . Retrieved July 7, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
Sources
- Friedwald, Will (1995). Sinatra! The Song is You. New York: Scribner. ISBN 978-0-684-19368-7.
- Kelley, Kitty (1986). His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-553-38618-9.
