Birthdays in Music
- Apr 1 Amos Milburn, R&B singer and pianist, born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
- Apr 6 Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day), born in Queens, New York (d. 1996)
- Apr 7 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian percussionist (Drums of Passion), born in Ajido, Lagos (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. 2008)
- Apr 17 Christopher Whelen, British composer and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1993)
- Apr 19 Don Barbour, American singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (d. 1961)
- Apr 22 Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2016)
- Apr 22 Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music, born in Cuba (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)
- Apr 29 Big Jay [Cecil James] McNeely, American R&B saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2018)
Deaths in Music
- Apr 15 Gaston Leroux, French writer (The Phantom of the Opera), dies at 58