File:BoxTops2001.jpg - Wikipedia

Photograph of Box Tops in 2001: Talley, Chilton, Cunningham, Smythe.

http://www.boxtops.com website.
This photo was acknowledged as an official promotional photo by the Box Tops website webmaster, representing the band, and approved via email on June 23, 2005, for use as such in Wikipedia. Photo © 2001 the Box Tops band.

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