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Pete Fountain

Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr. (July 3, 1930 – August 6, 2016), known professionally as Pete Fountain, was an American jazz clarinetist.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 3, 1930 (New Orleans), Died August 6, 2016 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1971

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, tenor saxophone

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 513 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 11368 2/16/1959 When the Saints go marching in Pete Fountain's New Orleans instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11369 2/16/1959 Way down yonder in New Orleans Pete Fountain's New Orleans instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11372 2/17/1959 A closer walk with Thee Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11373 2/17/1959 Sweethearts on parade Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11374 2/17/1959 Cotton fields Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11375 2/17/1959 When it's sleepy time down South Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11392 2/24/1959 Lazy river Pete Fountain's New Orleans instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11393 2/24/1959 While we danced at the Mardi Gras Pete Fountain's New Orleans instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11394 2/24/1959 Ol' Man River Pete Fountain's New Orleans instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11395 2/24/1959 Tin roof blues Pete Fountain's New Orleans instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11400 3/4/1959 Memphis blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11401 3/4/1959 Aunt Hagar's blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11402 3/4/1959 Beale Street blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11403 3/4/1959 Five Point blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11412 3/10/1959 Lonesome road Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11413 3/10/1959 Bayou blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11414 3/10/1959 My inspiration Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11415 3/10/1959 Columbus stockade blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11416 3/10/1959 Wabash blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11417 3/11/1959 St. Louis blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11418 3/11/1959 Blue Fountain Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11419 3/11/1959 Wang wang blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11420 3/11/1959 Japansy Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11444 3/26/1959 My inspiration Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 11818 10/26/1959 I got rhythm Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
(Results 26-50 of 513 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fountain, Pete," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354.

Fountain, Pete. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354.

"Fountain, Pete." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Fountain, Pete - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85239404

Wikidata: Pete Fountain - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q741759

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74050407

MusicBrainz: Pete Fountain - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c72d1ca-f10e-44db-8c8c-b7176313eaf8

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/160416

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