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- ↑ "Tom Brumley, Member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Dies in Texas", Country Music Television , February 4, 2009. Accessed February 5, 2009.
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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 53.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.
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