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- ↑ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ↑ "Hank Williams Sessions". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 387.
- 1 2 Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0-316-73497-7.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
