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- ↑ Billboard March 29, 1997 - Page 17
- ↑ Jazz Times , 05/01/1997 - King Ernest Baker: King of Hearts By Bill Milkowski
- ↑ AllMusic - King Ernest, King of Hearts
- ↑ No Fightin - King Ernest / Lester Butler: “Black Bag Blues”
- ↑ Blues Access, No 30 - King Ernest, King of Hearts
- ↑ The East Hampton Star , February 9, 2017 - A Grammy Proves Elusive for an East Hampton Guitarist By Christopher Walsh
- ↑ metroactive - A Royal Return By Nicky Baxter
- ↑ Past Blues - Tuesday, January 21, 1997 - January 21, 1997 -- Evidence released King
- ↑ Louisville Music News - 19th Annual W. C. Handy Nominations Announced
- ↑ Memphis Flyer - Music, Local Boys Done Good by Mark Jordan
- ↑ Blues Bytes, November 2000 - WHAT'S NEW --- Steve Hinrichsen
- ↑ Discogs - King Ernest – King Of Hearts
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- ↑ AllMusic - King Ernest, King of Hearts, Credits
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