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- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 374. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Haslam, Gerald W.; Alexandra Haslam Russell; Richard Chon (2005). Workin' Man Blues: Country Music in California. Heyday Books. p. 151. ISBN 1597140171.
- ↑ "Billboard charted albums for Ronnie Sessions". Allmusic . Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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