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Calvin Boze

BOZE, CALVIN (1916–?). Calvin Boze, rhythm-and-blues musician, was born in Trinity County, Texas, on October 15, 1916, the son of Calvin Boze Sr., a day laborer, and Sarah (Taylor) Boze. The younger Calvin Boze is best known as a formative member of the rhythm-and-blues scene in Los Angeles during the early 1950s...

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