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- ↑ "MUSIC AVENUE: JAMES BROWN "Live at Chastain Park"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ↑ "Live at Chastain Park – James Brown – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic .
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