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 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, composer
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, composer
Apr 25 Ernst Widmer, composer
Apr 27 Connie Kay, American jazz drummer (Modern Jazz Quartet), born in Tuckahoe, New York (d. 1994)