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- ↑ Billboard. 1976-10-09. p. 43. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
- ↑ Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music . Thomas Nelson, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
- ↑ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone . May 24, 2014.
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- ↑ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2548." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 1, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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