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Biography
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Basin Street Six
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1957
Members: Pete Fountain, Roy Zimmerman, George Girard, Charlie Duke, Joe Rotis, Bunny Franks
The Basin Street Six was a Dixieland sextet founded in 1950 in New Orleans that had some famous members, including George Girard (trumpet + vocal), Roy Zimmerman (piano), Pete Fountain (clarinet + vocal), Joe Rotis (trombone + vocal), Bunny Franks (string bass), and Charlie Duke (drums). They recorded for various record companies, including Mercury and 504 Records.