April 1927 in Music

Events in Music

Apr 1 Amos Milburn, R&B singer and pianist, born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
Apr 6 Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist/orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day)
Apr 7 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003)
Apr 8 Oliver "Ollie" Mitchell, American musician and bandleader (The Wrecking Crew), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
Apr 11 Domenico Guaccero, Italian composer, born in Palo de Colle, Italy (d. 1984)
Apr 16 Edie Adams [Edith Enke], American businesswoman, singer, actress and comedian (Murial Cigar), born in Kingston, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
Apr 17 Christopher Whelen, British composer and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1993)
Apr 19 Don Barbour, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)
Apr 22 Pascal Bentoiu, composer
Apr 22 Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
Apr 23 Russell Smith, American composer, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1998)
Apr 25 Ernst Widmer, Swiss-Brazilian composer, born in Aarau, Switzerland (d. 1990)
Apr 27 Connie Kay, American jazz drummer (Modern Jazz Quartet), born in Tuckahoe, New York (d. 1994)