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Fountain founded the Basin Street Six in 1950 with his longtime friend, trumpeter George Girard. In 1954, after the Basin Street Six folded, Fountain briefly went to Chicago to play with the Dukes of Dixieland, then returned to New Orleans and teamed up with Al Hirt to lead a band, playing an extended residence at Dan Levy’s Pier 600. [6]
Hirt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, [1] the son of a police officer. At the age of six, he was given his first trumpet, which had been purchased at a local pawnshop. He played in the Junior Police Band with friend Roy Fernandez, the son of Alcide Nunez; by the age of 16, Hirt was playing professionally, often with his friend Pete Fountain, while attending Jesuit High School.
In 1957, Havens joined Al Hirt at Dan's Pier 600 on Bourbon Street when Hirt formed his first band. [1] The front line consisted of Hirt, Havens and Pete Fountain. During the time in New Orleans, he recorded albums for Good Times Jazz and Vic labels with the Girard band, and on Verve and Audio Fidelity [3] with Hirt.
2009, Super Bowl XLIII: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, FL) ... Pete Fountain and Al Hirt (Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, LA) 1977, ...
The krewe then proceeds downtown on St. Charles Avenue and after a brief interlude on Canal Street, enters the French Quarter at Bourbon Street, winds around the Quarter and eventually ends up at the Monteleone Hotel in the early afternoon. Jazz greats Connie Jones and Pete Fountain on "Half-Fast" band float, Mardi Gras 1996
Pete Fountain: 1959 Pete Fountain's New Orleans: Rick Nelson: 1961 Rick Is 21: Al Hirt: 1962 At the Mardi Gras: Marcia Hines: 1978 Marcia Hines Live Across Australia Miracle ML703 Stéphane Grappelli: 1981 Vintage 1981: Maura O'Connell: 1982 Raul Seixas: 1984 Lee Wiley: 1985 reissue The Legendary Lee Wiley: Collector's Items, 1931-1955: date of ...
Emergency services at the scene on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Jan. 1, 2025, killing at least 14 people. / Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP
(Reuters) -The city of New Orleans had begun replacing security barriers along Bourbon Street before Wednesday's truck attack, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30, and ...