By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Pete Fountain whose fans loved his playing of Dixieland Jazz on his clarinet has died at the age of 86 from heart failure. A legendary staple in the New Orleans Jazz World, he rose to fame on TV and in the day of record albums.

Benny Harrell, Fountain’s son-in-law and manager, said Fountain was in hospice care in New Orleans when he died early Saturday.

NewzBreaker extends our condolences to the Fountain family in their time of grief.

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