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- ↑ Coulson, Sam. "Wishing ASIA the very best on their 2019 tour with Steve Howe returning to guitar duties. I'm so thankful for the incredible mentoring from John, Geoff & Carl over the years and I'm excited to watch the band as a fan this year ❤️". Twitter. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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- ↑ Coulson, Sam. "Totally thrilled to say that my new solo album is available to download on iTunes! It's a bluesy rock instrumental with the best guitar playing I've ever done. Please check it out & let me know what you think! Huge thanks to Russell Broom, Chris Byrne, Adam Dowling, Sunil Joshi". Twitter. Sam Coulson. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ Coulson, Sam. "I'm excited to announce that I'm playing lead guitar for Queen's musical We Will Rock You. We will be on the road for a 6 month tour of the USA & Canada. I've been having the best time learning all the legendary Brian May parts". Twitter. Sam Coulson. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
