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- ↑ Buddy Holly bio at buddythemusical.com
- ↑ Edward P. Comentale, Sweet Air: Modernism, Regionalism, and American Popular Song, p. 229
- ↑ "Class of 59: The Rock & Roll Circus Tour, June 28, 2019 (retrieved June 28, 2019)
- ↑ "Revered Buddy Holly Performer Brings the Legend Back to Life", The Chronicle, October 1, 2015(retrieved June 28, 2019)
- ↑ Brown, Geoff (1996). The Complete Guide To The Music of Michael Jackson & The Jackson Family. New York City, New York: Omnibus Press. pp. 29, 30. ISBN 0-7119-5303-1.
- ↑ Diana Ross & The Supremes: On The Today Show (2000) (retrieved June 28, 2019)
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