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References
- Encyclopedia of Country, Western & Gospel Music
- Hanson, Bradley, "The Tennessee Jamboree: Local Radio, the Barn Dance, and Cultural Life in Appalachian East Tennessee," Southern Spaces, November 20, 2008.
- Hooper, Ed (2009). Knoxville's WNOX. ISBN 9780738566535.
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