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- ↑ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 0195139895.
- ↑ "March 18, 1942 Session". discogs.com. March 1943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ↑ Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Okeh (CBS) 6500 - 6747 (1941 - 45)". Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
- ↑ Ronnie Milsap Chart History
- ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 10, 1975". Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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