Pete Fountain was born in New Orleans and started playing clarinet heavily influenced by Irving Fazola. Early on he played with the bands of Monk Hazel and Al Hirt. With his long time friend, trumpeter George Girard, Fountain founded The Basin Street Six in 1950. After this band broke up 4 years later Fountain was hired to join the Lawrence Welk band, and became well known for the many solos he took on Welk's national television show, "The Lawrence Welk Show". Wikipedia
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Pete plays the music he loves for capacity crowds at his famous club in New Orleans and appears regularly on network television shows, including more than 58 performances on the "Tonight Show." Pete has had four command performances at the White House fo www.experienceneworleans.com/pete.html
(2episodes, 1961) ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) - Episode 14.31 (1961) TVEpisode (as Peter Fountain's Jazz Group) .... www.imdb.com/name/nm1197219/
Pete Fountain discography : Music City's complete guide to Pete Fountain's releases, browsable by complete discography, best albums, success, ... www.music-city.org/Pete-Fountain/discography/
Jack Delaney And His New Orleans Jazz Babies featuring Pete Fountain 1959 Tempo Records EXA -100 7" EP (UK Import) Side One: 1. www.petefountain.blogspot.com/
