Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain (born Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr., July 3, 1930), is a world-renowned American clarinetist based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has played Jazz, Dixieland, Pop Jazz, Honky-Tonk Jazz, Pop, and Creole music.
The following clip:
Pete is playing the song that went gold for him in the 60s, 'Just A Closer Walk With Thee'.
The following clip:
Pete is playing the song that went gold for him in the 60s, 'Just A Closer Walk With Thee'.
"Uploaded on Nov 5, 2006. Ever since Irving Fazola, clarinet players have tried to get what they call the 'Fat Dark Mellow Tone' and Pete Fountain flat nails it! This video was made around 1992". Youtube JimV33
Awards and honors
- 2006, Loyola University New Orleans awarded Fountain an honorary degree.
- On March 18, 2007, Pete Fountain was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
- On April 5, 2008, Fountain was inducted at the seventh annual Delta Music Museum Festival in Ferriday at Concordia Parish. An exhibit was dedicated to Fountain, and he received a star on the museum "Walk of Fame" sidewalk, according to the office of Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.
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