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For Pete’s Sake

February 1, 2002 by: Bunny Matthews

During his lifetime, Peter Dewey Fountain, Jr., born in New Orleans on July 3, 1930, has played the clarinet for Presidents, the Pope, and every Mardi Gras, accompanied by his Half-Fast Walking Club, for the entire populace of his hometown. He’s performed on over 100 recordings, including three gold albums. For 13 consecutive years, the readers of Playboy voted him the world’s top clarinetist and he was the personal favorite of both L...

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