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- ↑ "Song Of The Patriot". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - Song Of The Patriot / She's A Go-Er". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-10-08.
JOHNNY CASH (vocal harmony Marty Robbins) SONG OF THE PATRIOT -M. Robbins - S. Milete- Engineer: Gene Eichelberger Produced by Earl Ball // JOHNNY CASH (vocal harmony Joe Allen) SHE'S A GO-ER -J.R. Cash- Engineer: Gene Eichelberger Produced by Earl Ball
- ↑ Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
- ↑ "Johnny Cash".
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of July 5, 1980)". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
