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- ↑ Motion Picture Herald - Volume 123 1936 - Page 73 "Paramount CAVALCADE OF MUSIC, THE: Headliners— A Paramount Headliner that is better than the average one reeler. Running time, 1 reel. — C. A. Jordan, Opera House, Cogswell,
- ↑ Jim Cox Musicmakers of Network Radio: 24 Entertainers, 1926-1962 2012 p.268 "... years hence—together with Al Neibur and Abner Silver—Ross co-wrote the song Listen to My Heart. Backed by an orchestra conducted by Richard Himber, Patricia Gilmore sang it in the 1939 short film Tempo of Tomorrow."
- ↑ Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress Rebecca D. Clear - 1993- Page 10 FBC 4365 A Paramount Headliner featuring Artie Shaw and his Orchestra performing the numbers "I Have Eyes," "Nightmare, " "Shoot the Likker to Me John Boy" and "Table d'Hote" with Buddy Rich on drums.
- ↑ Modern Drummer 1985 "The Shaw band appears again in A Class In Swing, a Paramount headliner with Buddy Rich on drums. The closer is "Shoot The Likker To John Boy," featuring Rich working with only one floor torn.
- ↑ Klaus Stratemann Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa: a filmo-discography 1980 - Page 8 "ARTIE SHAW'S CLASS IN SWING 1939 (A Paramount Headliner) Paramount Pictures Corp. (c) 8 Sep 39, MP 9634 Released same date, release No. A 9-1 Dir.: Leslie Roush
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