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 1-25 of 513 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 112603 | 3/20/1962 | Mighty like the blues | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 114462 | 6/22/1967 | Champagne and tears | Pete Fountain ; Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 115660 | 2/3/1965 | Whipped cream | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 9960 | 3/19/1957 | Should I? | Lawrence Welk and his Dixieland Boys | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 9961 | 3/19/1957 | China boy | Lawrence Welk and his Dixieland Boys | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 9962 | 3/22/1957 | Blue moods | Lawrence Welk and his Dixieland Boys | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 9963 | 3/22/1957 | 'S wonderful | Lawrence Welk and his Dixieland Boys | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 9964 | 3/22/1957 | Sweethearts on parade | Lawrence Welk and his Dixieland Boys | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 9965 | 3/22/1957 | Pete's tail fly | Lawrence Welk and his Dixieland Boys | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10474 | 8/16/1957 | Hindustan | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10475 | 8/16/1957 | On the Alamo | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10476 | 8/16/1957 | My blue heaven | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10635 | 11/25/1957 | Tailgate blues | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10636 | 11/25/1957 | Yellow dog blues | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10679 | 1/3/1958 | If I had you | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10680 | 1/3/1958 | Dancing in the dark | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10681 | 1/3/1958 | That old feeling | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10682 | 1/3/1958 | I'm looking over a four leaf clover | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10688 | 1/9/1958 | La vie en rose | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10689 | 1/9/1958 | When my baby smiles at me | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10690 | 1/9/1958 | I want a girl | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10691 | 1/9/1958 | Summertime | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 10692 | 1/9/1958 | Tiger rag | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 11366 | 2/16/1959 | Basin Street blues | Pete Fountain's New Orleans | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | L 11367 | 2/16/1959 | Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? | Pete Fountain's New Orleans | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fountain, Pete," accessed May 18, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354.
Fountain, Pete. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354.
"Fountain, Pete." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 18 May 2022.
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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
ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 3429 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081543429
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