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References
- ↑ BFI.org
- ↑ KIMBERLEY JIM 1963
- ↑ KIMBERLEY JIM Trailer
- ↑ Jordan, Larry (24 December 2018). Jim Reeves: His Untold Story. Page Turner Books International. p. 467. ISBN 978-0615524306.
- ↑ Changing Times: Music and Politics in 1964 page 258
- ↑ A Tribute to Country Crooner Jim Reeves on the 50th Anniversary of His Death
- ↑ Kimberley Jim
- ↑ KIMBERLEY JIM 1963
- ↑ Jim Reeves – Music From The Movie "Kimberley Jim"
