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- ↑ 11Alive News. "Atlanta Pianist John Burke Takes Listeners into Superstratum" . Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ↑ Broadway World. "Pianist and Composer John Burke Set to Release New Album SUPERSTRATUM" . Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ 17th South Magazine. "John Burke" . Retrieved 2017-07-06.