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- ↑ Sky King - Secret Sauce at Discogs
- ↑ Tom Mitchell - Tom Mitchell at Discogs
- ↑ Peter Stark - Mushroom Country at Discogs
- ↑ Ken Nordine - Stare With Your Ears at Discogs
- ↑ Bill Crofut & Chris Brubeck - Red White & Blues at Discogs
- ↑ Tell It. Think It. Speak It. Breathe It. at allmusic
- ↑ George Clinton - Six Degrees of P-Funk: The Best of George Clinton & His Funky Family at Discogs
- ↑ Booker, Dansby, Sauter & Love - The Hand I Was Dealt on Bandcamp
- ↑ Chris Brubeck's Triple Play - Live at Zankel Music Center on cdbaby
- ↑ Muruga & The Cosmic Hoedown Band - Changing The Sound of Your Room on Bandcamp
- ↑ Seth Bernard - Reconciliation and the Mystical Beyonda at Bandcamp
- ↑ Jeff Daniels - Days Like These at Discogs
- ↑ The Madcat Midnight Blues Journey - Live at Salt of the Earth
- ↑ Sumkali - Tihai
- ↑ Dave Boutette - 1st Rate Companion
- ↑ Seth Bernard - Eggtones Blues on Bandcamp
- ↑ Passing The Torch
- ↑ Michigan Music Resistance Vol. 1
- ↑ Booker Blues All-Stars - Booker Plays Hooker at Bandcamp