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- ↑ Robert Matthew-Walker (1983). Elvis Presley: A Study in Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-0086-8.
- ↑ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
- ↑ Peter Guralnick; Ernst Jorgensen (1999). Elvis Day by Day. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-42089-3.
- ↑ "ELVIS: Today Tomorrow & Forever". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ↑ "C'mon Everybody". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ↑ "Viva Las Vegas". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Canada Top 40 Singles". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
