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- 1 2 3 4 Welch 2016, p. 133.
- 1 2 Welch 2016, p. 141.
- ↑ "Biljett Clapton – Winwood – Baker – Blind Faith – Arrangörer: Karusell Konsertbyrå och SBA" . Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ "Council Calls Off Friday's Festival". Newport Mercury and Weekly News. 11 July 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ "Blind Faith group sings". New York Times. 14 July 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ Knelper, Michael (14 July 1969). "Blind Faith rewards Damp Throng's faith". Bridgeport Telegram. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Black, Johnny (June 1996). "Born Under A Bad Sign". Mojo. pp. 47–52.
- ↑ "A Guitar God Comes to Skokie". WTTW. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ Welch 2016, p. 138.
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- Welch, Chris (2016). Clapton – Updated Edition: The Ultimate Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-760-35019-5.