Pete Fountain

American clarinetist (1930–2016)
Person human Q741759
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Pete Fountain

Summary

Pete Fountain is a human[1]. Born in New Orleans[2], he… he was born on July 3, 1930[3]. He passed away in New Orleans[4]. He died on August 6, 2016[5]. He worked as a clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], politician[9], and recording artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month, #7,171 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Pete Fountain's place of birth was New Orleans[2].
  • Pete Fountain passed away in New Orleans[4].
  • Pete Fountain was born on July 3, 1930[3].
  • Pete Fountain died on August 6, 2016[5].
  • Burial took place at Metairie Cemetery[12].
  • Pete Fountain held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Pete Fountain worked as a clarinetist[6].
  • Pete Fountain worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Pete Fountain worked as a saxophonist[8].
  • Pete Fountain worked as a politician[9].
  • Pete Fountain worked as a recording artist[10].
  • Pete Fountain was educated at Warren Easton High School[14].
  • Pete Fountain was a member of Dukes of Dixieland[15].
  • Pete Fountain is recorded as male[16].
  • Pete Fountain's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Pete Fountain's genre is jazz[18].
  • Pete Fountain's record label is recorded as Coral[19].
  • Pete Fountain's discography is recorded as Pete Fountain discography[20].
  • Pete Fountain's Commons category is recorded as Pete Fountain[21].
  • Pete Fountain's family name is recorded as Fountain[22].
  • Pete Fountain's given name is recorded as Pete[23].
  • Pete Fountain's instrument is recorded as clarinet[24].
  • Pete Fountain's start of work period is recorded as 2013[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1930-07-03[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-08-06[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz[30]

  • Community tags: jazz[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8c72d1ca-f10e-44db-8c8c-b7176313eaf8[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Orleans[2], Pete Fountain… he was born on July 3, 1930[3].

Education

Pete Fountain was educated at Warren Easton High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], politician[9], and recording artist[10].

Death and Burial

Pete Fountain died on August 6, 2016[5]. He passed away in New Orleans[4]. Burial took place at Metairie Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Pete Fountain ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month, #7,171 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Pete Fountain born?

Born in New Orleans[2], Pete Fountain…

Where did Pete Fountain die?

Pete Fountain passed away in New Orleans[4].

What did Pete Fountain do for work?

Pete Fountain worked as clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], politician[9], and recording artist[10].

Where did Pete Fountain go to school?

Pete Fountain was educated at Warren Easton High School[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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