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- 1 2 Lee Hawkins profile, The Wall Street Journal
- ↑ The Business of Celebrity w/ Lee Hawkins (playlist), YouTube
- 1 2 C.J. (September 4, 2014). "Minnesota's Lee Hawkins "Wiggles" with Australian kiddie rock stars". Star Tribune .
- ↑ "A Look at America's New Multimillionaires". Essence. December 16, 2009.
- 1 2 C.J. (July 14, 2012). "Q&A with C.J.: Lee Hawkins, journalist and songwriter". Star Tribune .