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- 1 2 Bail Out For Fun: The Story of Maxayn!
- ↑ "Cash Box R&B news report" (PDF). Cash Box: 30. October 18, 1975.
- ↑ Billboard, March 17, 1973 - Page 1 Mindful is Maxayn's second Capricorn album
- ↑ Billboard, March 10, 1973 - Page 25 Campus News, What's Happening SAM SUTHERLAND, PICKS AND PLAYS: SOUTH
- ↑ Billboard, June 2, 1973 - Page 31 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 6/2/73, Billboard BEST SELLING Soul Singles, This Week 39, Last Week _, Weeks on Chart 1
- ↑ Billboard, June 16, 1973 - Page 23 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 6/16/73, Billboard BEST SELLING Soul Singles, This Week 36, Last Week 35, Weeks on Chart 3
- ↑ Billboard, June 23, 1973 - Page 27 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 6/23/73
- ↑ The Second Disc, February 1, 2018 - NEWS, Check Out Your Mind: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect Complete Recordings of Soul-Funk Band Maxayn BY JOE MARCHESE
- ↑ Billboard, June 16, 1973 - Page 23 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 6/16/73, Billboard BEST SELLING Soul LP's, This Week 43, Last Week 44, Weeks on Chart 5
- ↑ Billboard, June 23, 1973 - Page 27 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 6/23/73, Billboard BEST SELLING Soul LP's, This Week 46, Last Week, 43, Weeks on Chart 6
- 1 2 Donovan, Charles (February 28, 2018). "The Message Never Gets Old: Maxayn Lewis and the Maxayn Band". PopMatters.
- ↑ "Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard. June 9, 1973. p. 28.
- ↑ Discogs - Maxayn Discography , Singles & EPs
- ↑ Discogs - Maxayn - Discography
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- ↑ "Soul LP's" (PDF). Billboard. June 16, 1973. p. 23.
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