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References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 581. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Roy Liebman Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts - 2003 Page 26 "Magnolia" (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson); "I'm Coming, Virginia" (Heywood-Rob- bins-Engel); "So Blue" (DeSylva-Brown- Henderson) Scene: Curtain drop and bandstand. The Diplomats were paid $1,000.
- ↑ Jay Warner -American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today 1992 -- Page 471 "That same year a much-improved harmony group calling themselves the Vibrations surfaced on the tiny Bet label with a haunting version of the Brown/DeSilva/Henderson minor-key ballad "So Blue." Checker Records picked up the master ..."
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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