What is Pete Fountain famous for?
One of the most famous of all New Orleans jazz clarinetists, Pete Fountain had the ability to play songs that he performed countless times (such as “Basin Street Blues”) with so much enthusiasm that one would swear he had just discovered them.
What happened Pete Fountain?
Fountain died of heart failure in his home town on August 6, 2016, at the age of eighty-six. He had suffered from heart problems and was in hospice care when he died.
How old was Pete Fountain when he died?
86 years (1930–2016)
Pete Fountain/Age at death
Is Pete Fountain still living?
Deceased (1930–2016)
Pete Fountain/Living or Deceased
Was Pete Fountain in the Lawrence Welk band?
Dukes of Dixieland
Basin Street Six1950 – 1953
Pete Fountain/Music groups
Did Pete Fountain ever play with Lawrence Welk?
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. Before joining “The Lawrence Welk Show” as a headliner, he toured with the Dukes of Dixieland and the late trumpeter Al Hirt.
Where is Al Hirt buried?
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Al Hirt/Place of burial
Did Pete Fountain play for Lawrence Welk?
Pete Fountain, New Orleans jazz clarinetist who appeared on “The Lawrence Welk Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” has died.
Who played clarinet for Lawrence Welk?
Henry Cuesta
Henry Cuesta, a highly regarded clarinetist best known as a featured musician with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, has died.
Who was Al Hirt married to?
He was survived by his wife, Beverly Essel Hirt, and eight children from a previous marriage.
How old is Hirt?
76 years (1922–1999)
Al Hirt/Age at death
Al Hirt, the portly Dixieland jazz trumpeter who was a symbol of the exuberant laissez-faire way of life of New Orleans, died yesterday at home in New Orleans. He was 76.