Fountain, Pete
King Of New Orleans Jazz
Last of the great Traditional New Orleans Jazz clarinet players. Member of two legendary New Orleans Jazz groups in early part of career: The Basin Street Six and The Dukes Of Dixieland. Became one of the most popular musicians in America during the late 1950s as a featured soloist on the Lawrence Welk TV program. Immensely popular recording artist in the 1960s with three gold albums to his credit in that decade and over 90 LP recordings over the span of his career.