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- 1 2 Rinaldi, Giancarlo (9 October 2021). "SS Rowan sinking: The disaster that rocked jazz music". BBC News Scotland.
- 1 2 "Disaster at sea. Many lives lost". The Times . 9 October 1921. p. 10.
- ↑ Patton, Brian (2007). Irish Sea Shipping. Kettering: Silver Link Publications. pp. 178–84. ISBN 978-1-85794-271-2.
- ↑ "Ship Sinks In Crash, Hit By Two Others; 16 Persons Missing; Rowan of Laird Line in Collision Off Scotland With American Steamer West Camak. Rammed By Rescue Vessel. Disabled Craft Goes Down When Liner Clan Malcolm Strikes Her in Fog. 77 Of 93 Aboard Saved. Members of American 'Syncopated Orchestra' Among Passengers--Its Leader a Hero" . The New York Times . 10 October 1921. p. 1.
- ↑ "History features: London's jazz legends". BBC News London. 15 May 2008 [10 October 2006].
- "SS Rowan [+1921]". Wreck Site. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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