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- ↑ Franke Previte turned 70 and is having the ‘Time of his Life’ Read More: Franke Previte turned 70 and is having the 'Time of his Life'
- ↑ Stravelli, Gloria. "The right song at the right time in the right movie: Doors of Hollywood swung open for musician after 1987 Academy Award" Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine , Atlanticville, April 11, 2002. Accessed May 12, 2008. "'There was always music at home,' Previte recalled about his boyhood in New Brunswick."
- ↑ "ASCAP Lists Its Top 100 Songs for Its 100th Birthday". 13 February 2014.
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