I loved to watch him on Johnny Carson Johnny just loved Pete. Every time he was on I made sure I did not miss it. Happy day when we could record our shows.
Pete Fountain was my main man and through him, Irving Fazola, Peanuts Hucko, Jim Cullum, Sr., Harold Cooper, Pee Wee Spitalera, George Lewis, Johnny Dodds, and OF COURSE Goodman and Shaw and about a jillion others became my "IDEALS!" lol
Watching this stuff is like watching a football game in that the best seats in the house are on television, but there is nothing to compare with actually being there and really feeling it.