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- ↑ "Minnesota Blues Society Education Page". Mnbs.org. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ↑ "MNArtists Resources". Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ↑ "mnSpin: This Week's Playlist: Nigel Egg, Capitol Jay and Michelle Lynn". Mnartists.org. June 16, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Twin Cities, Daily Planet , August 29, 2010