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- ↑ "100 Slow Jams That Will Definitely Get You Laid". 5 August 2015.
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- ↑ "The Story of Sunday Nite Slow Jams". slowjams.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Sunday Night Slow Jams Radio Stations". slowjams.com.
- ↑ "San Diego declares June 21 'Slow Jams Day'". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Blaser, Sierra (14 June 2024). "Popular radio show started in Tucson returns for 30th anniversary concert". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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