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): Alexei Emelin • Angel Martino • David Shepherd (artist) • Ingemar Johansson (racewalker) • Louis IX of France • Maggie Rogers • Mark Bryant (basketball) • Miran Tepeš • Parviz Parastui • Paul Wassif • Princess Alice of the United Kingdom • Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh • Renée Zellweger • Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington • Ross Lockridge Jr. • Valentyna Kozyr • Yvette Williams

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