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- ↑ Recollecting Resonances: Indonesian-Dutch Musical Encounters Edited by Bart Barendregt and Els Boegerts Page 286 Chapter twelve, Rein Spoorman
- ↑ Indo-Rock-Gallery Wanda & Joyce
- ↑ Eastindonesia.com Wanda & Joyce
- ↑ Billboard November 10tjh, 1962 Page 58 Holland, Disk Notes
- ↑ Bluesharmonica.nl Hawaiian muziek met o.a de Kilima Hawaiians en George de Fretes, DEEL 2: Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Indie Jakarta Jan 2014 George de Fretes: Sang Raja Musik Hawaii dari Bandung yang Tak Punya Pantai
- ↑ Recollecting Resonances: Indonesian-Dutch Musical Encounters Edited by Bart Barendregt and Els Boegerts Page 286 Chapter twelve, Rein Spoorman
- ↑ Harry Knipschild Artikelen, 04 - Dutch-East Indies artists and their role in the music industry 1950-1970
- ↑ NLdiscografie.nl Joyce
- ↑ Billboard November 10tjh, 1962 Page 58 Holland, Disk Notes
- ↑ Offizielle Deutsche Charts Wanda & Joyce Tari piring kaparinyo Single
- ↑ BMG May 1969 Page 266
- ↑ NLdiscografie.nl Joyce
- ↑ NLdiscografie.nl Wanda & Joyce
- ↑ Indo-Rock-Gallery Wanda & Joyce, Discografie Wanda & Joyce
- ↑ Rate Your Music Joyce Aubrey, Discography
- ↑ 45Cat Joyce Aubrey
