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- ↑ "Lebensläufe (1995) | Ruth Hohmann - Ein Leben für den Jazz", IMDb.
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- ↑ "Jazz Ladies: Ruth Hohmann, Uschi Brüning & Jacqueline Boulanger". Jazz In Town. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ Conny Bauer, "Love and Blues", Concert readings with Walfriede Schmitt, Ruth Hohmann, Ulrich Gumpert and Conny Bauer. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
