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- ↑ Vacca, Richard (2012). The Boston Jazz Chronicles: Faces, Places and Nightlife 1937-1962. Belmont, MA: Troy Street Publishing, LLC. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-9839910-0-7.
- ↑ Vacca 2012 , p. 150
- Adrian Walker, "Riff may sign Club's last note," The Boston Globe, Thursday, January 21, 1999
- Thomas, Jack, "Ghosts of yesterday: Memories of Boston's jazz heyday live on at Wally's Cafe", The Boston Globe, August 8, 2005
- Wally's Cafe website