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- ↑ Berglee, Clifton M. "East Fork Ranch, Fremont County, Dubois, Wyoming" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ "In the Crosshairs: Gary McMahan, Working Cowboy Turned Entertainer (Part 1 of 2)" (PDF). The Western Way . 23 (4): 20–21. 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ↑ Towler, Sureva (2007-02-24). "Cowboy singer does it his way". The Denver Post . Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "Gary McMahan; Cowboy Poetry at the Bar-D Ranch". CowboyPoetry.com. Center for Western and Cowboy Poetry, Inc. Retrieved 2015-01-14.