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- ↑ "Bob Dylan - 1973 Recording Sessions". Olof Björner. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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- ↑ "The Many Lives of Old Crow Medicine Show's "Sweet Amarillo" « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
