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- ↑ "Wally Lewis : "Kathleen" videos". Yourepeat.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Continuum. 2003. ISBN 0826463215.
Alvis Edgar 'Buck' Owens, also recorded at Tally, as did country singer Bonnie Owens and rockabilly singer Wally Lewis, among other local and regional artists. Lewis's 1957 single, 'Kathleen,' was the studio's greatest commercial success.
- ↑ Rockabilly: The Twang Heard 'Round the World. Voyageur Press. 2011. p. 124. ISBN 978-0760340622.
They cut two songs that day: Wally Lewis's “Kathleen” and Stewart's composition “One Cup of Coffee (and a Cigarette).” Glenn immediately took the acetate dubs and began shopping them around to all the Los Angeles–area labels.
- ↑ "Rockabilly Forever - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ "Wally Lewis | Songs". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ "Wally Lewis Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
