CALVIN BOZE

Nacido en el condado de Trinity, Texas, Boze comenzó a tocar en una banda de la escuela secundaria, que también contó con Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, y el cantante Charles Brown. 

Después de un servicio de guerra se estableció en Los Ángeles y, como cantante y trompetista, participó en el desarrollo del estilo jump blues, fuertemente influenciado por Louis Jordan. Boze grabó por primera vez en 1945, pero sus éxitos más grandes llegaron con Aladdin Records después de 1949. En mayo de 1950 lanzó "Safronia B", una grabación clásica pero poco sofisticada que, con su refrán de "¡Me rindo! De la diversión en la escena de la música de la Costa Oeste justo antes del amanecer del rock and roll. . La canción fue grabada más tarde por The Manhattan Transfer.

Viajó extensamente acompañando a con Dinah Washington. Sin embargo, sus grabaciones posteriores, incluyendo "Looped" y una versión temprana de "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", tuvieron menos éxito, dejando de grabar  después de 1952. Continuó tocando   jam sessions alrededor de Los Ángeles, al tiempo que desarrolló una carrera como  trabajador social y  maestro de escuela, antes de su muerte, de 53 años, después de una prolongada enfermedad.

Murió en Los Angeles, California, en junio de 1970.

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Calvin B. Boze, Jr. (October 15, 1916 – June 18, 1970)was an American trumpeter and bandleader, best known for his recordings at the turn of the 1950s.

Born in Trinity County, Texas, Boze began playing in a high school band, which also featured Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, and singer Charles Brown. He went on to play in the bands of Marvin Johnson and then Milton Larkins, again with Jacquet and also Eddie Vinson.

After wartime service he settled in Los Angeles and, as singer and trumpet player, took part in the development of the jump blues style, heavily influenced by Louis Jordan. Boze first recorded in 1945, but his biggest successes came with Aladdin Records after 1949. In May 1950 he released "Safronia B", a classic if unsophisticated recording which, with its refrain of "I surrender! I surrender!", epitomised the sense of fun in the West Coast music scene just before the dawn of rock and roll. It made #9 on the Billboard R&B chart in June 1950, and has since been included on several anthologies of the period. The song was later recorded by The Manhattan Transfer.

He toured widely around this time, particularly with Dinah Washington. However, his later recordings, including "Looped" and an early version of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", were less successful, and he did not record after 1952. He continued to play at jam sessions around Los Angeles, while also developing a career as a social worker and school teacher, before his death, aged 53, after prolonged ill health.

He died in Los Angeles, California in June 1970.