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- ↑ Campbell, Mary (November 8, 1967). "Spanky and Our Gang Is at top Spot". The Gettysburg Times, Evening Edition. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ↑ Bush, John. "The Turtles – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ↑ Hoskyns, Barney (2009). Lowside of the road: a life of Tom Waits . Random House. ISBN 0-7679-2708-7.
