Legendary New Orleans musician, Bourbon Street club owner, and ambassador for the city Pete Fountain turns 84 years old today. Born Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr., on July 3, 1930 in New Orleans, he ...

New Orleans music legend Pete Fountain has died at 86, his family confirmed Saturday (Aug. 6). He was a Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras fixture. The city's ambassador for traditional jazz, Fountain ...

On a sweltering September afternoon, Beverly Fountain stood on a Lake Vista neutral ground, casting a critical eye on her late husband, New Orleans clarinet legend Pete Fountain. Specifically, she was ...

Pete Fountain, New Orleans jazz clarinetist who appeared on “The Lawrence Welk Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” has died. He was 86. Fountain died of heart failure on Saturday in ...

Pete Fountain, whose easygoing, apparently effortless style on the clarinet and his perpetually sunny disposition made him a natural ambassador for New Orleans, died Saturday in New Orleans. He was 86 ...

Pete Fountain, the goateed clarinetist who became a global ambassador of New Orleans jazz with his flawlessly slippery technique and joyful sound, died Saturday of heart failure while in hospice care ...

When Pete Fountain steps on stage, he should feel like he's home. He's performing in the same room where he entertained casino guests before Katrina. His real home is a mile from the Hollywood Casino.

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NEW ORLEANS — A piece of New Orleans’ rich musical history is in danger of being lost. The late Pete Fountain grew up and learned how to play music in a modest shotgun double at 820 North White Street ...