- Apr 1 Jiri Smutny, Czech composer, born in Prague
Anthony Perkins
Apr 4 Anthony Perkins, American actor and singer (Psycho, Friendly Persuasion, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison), born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)

Anthony Perkins
- Apr 4 Clive Davis, American record producer and music industry executive, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 5 Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter, born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2017)
- Apr 7 Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger
- Apr 9 Carl Perkins, American singer and songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 1998)
- Apr 9 Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor, born in Luzern, Switzerland (d. 2006)
- Apr 9 Abdul Mati [Matias Klarwein], French artist best known for his works used on music album covers (Annunciation, Grain of Sand, Bitches Brew, Aleph Sanctuary), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2002)
- Apr 10 Adrian Henri, British poet and founder of poetry-rock group (Liverpool Scene), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)
- Apr 10 Nate Nelson, American singer (Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- Apr 10 Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical Hindustani singer, born in Bombay (d. 2017)
- Apr 11 Max Schubel, American composer (Opus One Records), born in New York (d. 2010)
- Apr 12 Henri Lazarof, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2013)
- Apr 12 Tiny Tim [Herbert Khaury], American musician (Tiptoe Through The Tulips), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1996)
- Apr 13 Karl Kroeger, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky
Loretta Lynn
Apr 14 Loretta Lynn, American country singer-songwriter (Coal Miner's Daughter), born in Butcher's Hollow, Kentucky

Loretta Lynn
- Apr 16 Vince Hill, English singer (Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose), born in Holbrooks, Coventry, England
- Apr 17 Graziella Sciutti, Italian opera singer, born in Turin, Italy
- Apr 17 Arthur "Art" Ellefson, Canadian jazz saxophonist, born in Moose Jaw, Canada
- Apr 20 Gerry Granahan, American rocker (Dickey Doo & The Dont's), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania
- Apr 22 Michael Colgrass, American-Canadian composer who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the piece "Déjà vu", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
- Apr 26 Francis Lai, French film music composer (Love Story), born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France (d. 2018)
- Apr 27 François Bayle, French electronic music composer, born in Toamasina, Madagascar
- Apr 27 Petar Ozgijan, Yugoslav composer, born in Dubrovnik, Croatia (d. 1979)
- Apr 28 Marek Kopelent, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 30 Antón Larrauri, Spanish composer, born in Bilbao, Spain
About April 1932
How Old? 88 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes