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- ↑ New York Times, June 21, 1981
- ↑ "Rock-Jazz: Late Bronze Age Eclecticism", New York Times, May 24, 1982
- ↑ "Col. Bruce Hampton", MTV.com
- ↑ "Getting It On", IMDb.com
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