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- ↑ "Robert Baker". Buddytv.com Retrieved 2016-5-25
- ↑ "Robert Baker Goes Virtual Sundance After Dark". Backstage.com Retrieved 2016-5-25
- ↑ "The Lone Ranger's Robert Baker on Good Guys and Cobra Commander". spinoff comic book resources Retrieved 2016-5-25
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal May 18, 2014 Lifestyle, Memphis Connection: Robert Baker By Michael Donahue
- ↑ Memphis Flyer Still Getting Down, The legacy of bluesman Lee Baker will survive his tragic death. by Robert Gordon
- ↑ Cinema RX Persoane / Robert Baker
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal May 18, 2014 Lifestyle, Memphis Connection: Robert Baker By Michael Donahue
