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- ↑ "Chuck Willis, King of the Stroll". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny O'Keefe, "It's Too Late" Single Release". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Ted Taylor, "It's Too Late" Chart Positions" . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Dorothy Collins, "Rock Me My Baby" Single Release". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "The Crickets, The "Chirping" Crickets". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Roy Orbison, At the Rock House". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Les Paul and Mary Ford, "Mountain Railroad" Single Release". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Charlie Rich, "Just a Little Bit Sweet" Single Release". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Ruth Brown, Along Came Ruth". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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- ↑ "Sunny and the Sunliners, "It's Too Late" Single Release". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Otis Redding, The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Freddie King, Freddie King Is a Blues Master". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Derek and the Dominos Play The Johnny Cash Show". Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "John Hammond, Southern Fried". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Conway Twitty, 20 Greatest Hits by Conway Twitty". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Freddy Fender, If You're Ever in Texas". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Bill Vitt, Keystone Encores". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "The Alligators featuring The Jordanaires, The History of Rock'n'Roll". Discogs . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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