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- 1 2 3 Schneckloth, Tim (March 24, 1977). "Jack Petersen". DownBeat: 32–33.
- ↑ Peterson to Tour With Dance Band, The Denton Record-Chronicle, col. 5, pg. pg. 2, September 8, 1957 ("Petersen" is misspelled in article as "Peterson"
- ↑ Charles Chapman, Mel Bay Presents Interviews with the Jazz Greats — and More Mel Bay (June 1, 2001)
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