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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Willis Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Opry Timeline -1940s". Opry.com. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Vic Willis | Artist Bio". Countrymusichalloffame.org. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Vic Willis; Accordionist, 72". Nytimes.com. January 19, 1995. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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