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- 1 2 Alabama Music Hall of Fame, "Alabama Music Hall of Fame Achiever – Randall Atcheson Archived November 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine " Retrieved November 18, 2010
- ↑ Bernard Holland. ""MUSIC: DEBUTS IN REVIEW; Randall Atcheson Plays On Organ and Piano", April 5, 1981, The New York Times, Retrieved November 18, 2010
- 1 2 Newington-Cropsey Foundation, "Randall Atcheson Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine " Retrieved November 18, 2010
- 1 2 Staff Reports, Atcheson plays 10th Carnegie Hall concert, November 17, 2010, "The Clanton Advertiser", Retrieved November 18, 2010
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