http://wwoz.org/117021-memoriam-pete-fountainFamous New Orleans jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife of nearly 65 years, Beverly, their three children, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had a long and industrious career that included membership in the Dukes of Dixieland, regular gigs on “The Lawrence Welk Show” and “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” and New Orleans music club ownership. Fountain was an active musician until his retirement in 2014 at the age of 83.
RIP Pete Fountain
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RIP Pete Fountain
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- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.