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References
- ↑ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1942). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 1 Music New Series Vol 37 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ↑ "Al Dexter". countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 0195139895.
- ↑ "Billboard-1944-09-23 YB pg 366". google books. 1944. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
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