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- ↑ "Maria Spacagna | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "Providence Journal". 26 June 1977. p. 38. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Maria Spacagna, Inducted 1997". www.riheritagehalloffame.org. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
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