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- ↑ "2000 Inductees". Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "The Official Steve Weatherford Page". www.steveweatherford.com.
- ↑ "Alumni Roster | The Weatherfords". www.theweatherfords.com.
- Ivan M. Tribe, The Weatherfords. Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Routledge, 2005, p. 420.