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- ↑ Edmonton Journal, Nov 05, 2014 - Local News, Nov. 5, 1979: Leaving for Maui an international hit - Chris Zdeb
- ↑ Alberta performing artists - Page 106 FOOTLOOSE
- ↑ Record World, December 8, 1979 - Page 14 Record WorldSingle Picks
- ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 31 No. 24 September 8, 1979 - Page 26 PROGRAMMERS, __TRENDSETTERS__, ROCK ORIENTED
- ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 31 No. 24 September 8, 1979 - Page 29 PROGRAMMERS, ROCK ORIENTED HITMAKERS
- ↑ GetSongbpm - TIM FEEHAN, Canada, Biography
- ↑ Canadian Bands.com, April 11, 2022 - Tim Feehan
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 3, 1979" (PDF).
- ↑ Edmonton Journal, Wednesday, February 11, 1981 - Page 51
- ↑ 45Cat - Footloose (Tim Feehan) - Discography
- ↑ 45Cat - Footloose (Hilltak) - Discography
- ↑ Record World, December 8, 1979 - Page 14 Record WorldSingle Picks