Pete Fountain Pete Fountain at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006 Background information Birth name Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr. Born (1930-07-03) July 3, 1930 (age 84) New Orleans, Louisiana Genres Dixieland Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Clarinet Pete Fountain (born Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr., July 3, 1930), is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans. He has played jazz, Dixieland and Creole music.
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Pete Fountain Pete Fountain at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006 Background information Birth name Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr. Born (1930-07-03) July 3, 1930 (age 84) New Orleans, Louisiana Genres Dixieland Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Clarinet Pete Fountain (born Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr., July 3, 1930), is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans. He has played jazz, Dixieland and Creole music.