Earl Bostic

Eugene Earl Bostic was an American alto saxophonist. Bostic's recording career was diverse, his musical output encompassing jazz, swing, jump blues and the post-war American rhythm and blues style, which he pioneered. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp", and "Where or When", which all showed off his characteristic growl on the horn. He was a major influence on John Coltrane.

25 April 1912

Born on the same birth day (25 April): Alex Bowman • Astrid Varnay • Breyton Paulse • Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon • Ella Fitzgerald • Franco Mannino • Georg Major • James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer) • James Sheppard • Ketil Bjørnstad • Matt Walker (swimmer) • Michael van Gerwen • Mike Selvey • Misha Glenny • Parviz Parastui • Róisín Shortall • Thomas Strunz • Ton Schulten • Tony Christie • Valentyna Kozyr • Walter de la Mare • William Pereira

Born in the same month (April 1912): Alois Brunner • Bill Roberts (athlete) • Carlos Guastavino • Frank Dilio • Glenn T. Seaborg • Hound Dog Taylor • John Levy (musician) • Kim Il Sung • Lev Kopelev • Makar Honcharenko • Marcel Camus • Ruth Osburn • William Congdon • Zohra Sehgal