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- 1 2 "Paradise Road – Joy", 1001 South African Songs You Must Hear Before You Go Deaf, 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Jackie Pienaar, "Paradise Road singer dies", 'News24, 15 August 2002.
- ↑ "Classic South African Pop And Rock Songs".
- 1 2 Therese Owen, "Joy of Jazz pays tribute to SA pioneers", IOL, 5 September 2014.