Owens, Calvin

Owens, Calvin 23 April 1929; Houston, TX Trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and record producer—best known for his earlier association with guitarist B. B. King and for his more recent work directing the Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra. As a teenaged trumpeter Owens first traveled professionally with the minstrel show called Leonard Duncan and His Harlem Revue, followed later by a tour with the Brown Skin Models. During this era, he also performed in several prominent Houston bands, including those…