Actor · Music · Original Music Composer
Born Sep 23, 1926 · Hamlet, North Carolina, USA
Active 1964–1967 · Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, World War II Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.