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- ↑ Domínguez, Salvador (2002): Bienvenido Mr. Rock ... Los primeros grupos hispanos 1957-1975, Fundación Autor, SGAE, ISBN 9788480484664
- ↑ Bio on allmusic.com by Craig Harris
- ↑ Album page on Discogs
- ↑ Billboard OCTOBER 19, 1968, ... Bautista, lead singer with Los Canarios — a group from the Canary Islands — wrote the song "Get On Your Knees," which has just been ...
- ↑ Billboard "in 1968, we had a European hit called "Get On Your Knees" that went triple-gold"
- ↑ Album review on allmusic.com
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