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- ↑ A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, By John A. Jackson - "I'll Get By" (1942-1962)
- ↑ Marv Goldberg's Yesterday's Memories Rhythm & Blues Party - The Other, Other Larks By Marv Goldberg, based on an interview with Weldon McDougal
- ↑ Billboard Magazine , March 20, 1961 - Page 3 R&B RESURGANCE(sic) AN OMEN Long Vigil Is Forcast for Faithful Harbingers of 'Good Music' Return By REN GREVATT
- ↑ Marv Goldberg's Yesterday's Memories Rhythm & Blues Party - The Other, Other Larks By Marv Goldberg, based on an interview with Weldon McDougal
- ↑ Discogs - Ruben Wright Discography , Writing & Arrangement
- ↑ American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today, By Jay Warner - Page 92 The Capris (PHILADELPHIA)
- ↑ Weekly Top 40 - 1961: All Charts, US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st January, 1961, NEW THIS WEEK
- ↑ Motown: The Golden Years, By Bill Dahl - Page 8 Motown '59-72
- ↑ Marv Goldberg's Yesterday's Memories Rhythm & Blues Party - The Other, Other Larks By Marv Goldberg, based on an interview with Weldon McDougal
- ↑ The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard, By Peter Benjaminson - Page 97 Trouble at the Top
- ↑ Cleveland Scene , Friday, Jan 22, 2010 - Black History Month at the Rock Hall By Michael Gallucci
- ↑ Marv Goldberg's Yesterday's Memories Rhythm & Blues Party - The Other, Other Larks By Marv Goldberg, based on an interview with Weldon McDougal
- ↑ Billboard, May 11, 1968 - Page 16 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM ERIC
- ↑ 45Cat - The Larks (Philadelphia) - Discography
