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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 401.
- ↑ ".............Joop's Musical Flowers: Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well ? (1941)". 2013.
- ↑ King R&B Box Set, Disc 1, Gusto Records, GT7-2156-2, Nashville, TN, 2010
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