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The only dukes album with pete fountain on clarinet he was briefly a member of the band before going on to gain his own fame, this sextet set also features trumpeter frank assunto, trombonist fred assunto and a. Dukes of dixieland deep south blues music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Dukes of dixieland a new orleans holiday cd baby music store. Listen free to the dukes of dixieland riverboat dixieland welcome to new orleans. Legalities aside, this cd does feature the original dukes of dixieland, not the pretenders. In 2018, the assunto family formed, the assunto dukes, a dixieland tribute, featuring lexie assunto. Dukes of dixieland riverboat dixieland cd baby music store. Anniversaries arent always happy affairs and this one has more than its share of melancholy. This is the original band 19481974 from the album, the best of the dukes of dixieland. Dec 09, 2015 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The dukes ended in 1974 with the death of frank assunto. Listen to your favorite songs from best of the dukes of dixieland by dukes of dixieland now.
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