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- 1 2 3 4 5 McFarlane 'Lucky Starr' entry. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- 1 2 3 "The Australian Country Music Hands of Fame: Lucky Starr 1980". Australian Country Music Hall of Fame. Country Music Association of Australia . Retrieved 24 December 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- 1 2 Lorente, Jesus (13 May 2009). "Lucky Starr (Sidney, 1940)". Diccionario Rockabilly. Retrieved 24 December 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Song Takes Man Nearly Everywhere". ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- 1 2 Nuttall, Lyn. ""I've Been Everywhere" – Lucky Starr (1962)". Where Did They Get That Song?. PopArchives.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)