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- ↑ "Mike King, guitarist with the Fifties vocal trio, the King Brothers". The Daily Telegraph . 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Search for "King Brothers" performed at Everyhit.com database on July 15, 2008.
- ↑ "The King Brothers - There's No Business Like Our Business - Tupperware - UK". 45cat. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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