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- ↑ (2001). "Disc Two". In Live at the Apollo, Volume II: Deluxe Edition (p. 22) [CD booklet]. New York: Universal Records.
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- ↑ (1998). Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68 (p. 17) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ Brown, James, and Bruce Tucker (1986). James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, 263-264. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.
