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References
- ↑ mtv.com: Daryl Simmons
- ↑ Manchild Bio at All Music Retrieved 9-10-2011.
- ↑ David Lindquist, "Manchild’s Chuckie Bush remembered as master of soul", IndyStar, February 16, 2017
- ↑ "Celebrating the life of Charles L. Bush II", Facebook. Retrieved 24 February 2017
