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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Orleans music legend Pete Fountain was laid to rest Wednesday. The Clarinetist died on Aug. 6 at the age of 86. A funeral mass inside St. Louis Cathedral was standing room only as people gathered ...

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 ...

Pete Fountain rode in his final parade through the French Quarter on Wednesday. For years, the iconic New Orleans jazz clarinetist and his Half-Fast Walking Club concluded their annual Mardi Gras ...

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.

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

NEW ORLEANS — Clarinetist Pete Fountain, whose Dixieland jazz virtuosity and irrepressible wit endeared him to his native New Orleans and earned him decades of national television fame, died of heart ...