^Ebony Man: EM. Johnson Publishing Company, Incorporated. ج. 6. نوفمبر 1990. ص. 72. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-12-16. UP-FRONT Alexander O'Neal the All True Man Returns in much the same fashion that legendary Motown singer مارفين غاي . Upon finishing high school in Natchez, he attended predominantly Black Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, before moving to . [.] In 1984, he inked a contract with Tabu/Epic Records, and the rest, as they say, is history.
^Robert E. Rosenthal؛ Portia K. Maultsby (1985). Who's who in Black music. Edwards Print. Co. ص. 180. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-12-16. Performed with local bands The Mystics, Wynd Chymes, Enterprise, and Flyte Tyme before joining he Time under برنس's direction. The Time recorded "Ice Cream Castles," "The Bird," and "Jungle Walk." O'Neal then formed Alexander, .