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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 101-125 of 513 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 12062 5/16/1960 Columbus stockade blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12129 8/8/1960 Hindustan Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12130 8/8/1960 Moonlight in Vermont Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12131 8/8/1960 Mississippi mud Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12132 8/9/1960 Chicago Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12133 8/9/1960 San Antonio rose Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12134 8/9/1960 Manhattan Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12135 8/9/1960 Indiana (Back home again in Indiana) Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12136 8/9/1960 Isle of Capri Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12137 8/10/1960 Swanee river rag Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12138 8/10/1960 I lost my sugar in Salt Lake City Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12151 8/16/1960 Someday sweetheart Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12152 8/16/1960 Oh didn't he ramble Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12153 8/19/1960 Is it true what they say about Dixie? Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12154 8/16/1960 Lazy bones Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12155 8/17/1960 Shrimp boats Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12156 8/17/1960 Dixie Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12157 8/17/1960 Birth of the blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12158 8/18/1960 Dear old Southland Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12159 8/18/1960 Bye bye blackbird Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12160 8/18/1960 That da da strain Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12161 8/18/1960 Theme from the French Quarter Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12247 11/17/1960 Forbidden love Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12409 3/20/1961 I want to be happy Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca L 12410 3/20/1961 Makin' whoopee Pete Fountain instrumentalist, clarinet  
(Results 101-125 of 513 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fountain, Pete," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354.

Fountain, Pete. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203354.

"Fountain, Pete." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.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

ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 3429 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081543429

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

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