Pete Fountain, Clarinetist on ‘Lawrence Welk,’ ‘Johnny Carson’ Shows, Dies at 86
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, his son-in-law and manager Benny Harrell confirmed to the AP. In his teens, Fountain started playing clarinet on Bourbon Street in... Read more »
