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- ↑ Dietz, Dan (2014). The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 9781442230729.
- ↑ "To the Top - Swen Swenson & John Raitt - A Joyful Noise - Live Audio - 1966," YouTube, posted June 5, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJU8KlwJkE&list=RDhzJU8KlwJkE&start_radio=1
- ↑ "Swen Swenson believed one person could make a difference", poz.com , October 1995.
