Events in Music
Music History
Apr 14 Quiet Beatle George Harrison is impressed by unsigned British blues band "Rolling Stones"
Music Premiere
Apr 15 Steve Allen's musical "Sophie", based on the life of American singer, and comic actress Sophie Tucker, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- Apr 19 "Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 43 performances
Music Single
Apr 19 Johnny Cash releases single "Ring Of Fire" written by his future wife June Carter and Merle Kilgore
- Apr 20 "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 8 performances
Music History
Apr 21 Beatles meet The Rolling Stones for the 1st time
Birthdays in Music
- Apr 3 Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey (d. 1993)
- Apr 3 Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka, Japan
- Apr 4 David Gavurin, English pop guitarist and composer (Sundays, Blind)
- Apr 4 Jane McDonald, British pop singer and television presenter (Loose Women; Cruising with JAne), born in Wakefield, England
- Apr 4 Nigel Preston, British drummer (The Cult), born in Birmingham (d. 1992)
- Apr 8 Donita Sparks, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (L7), and podcaster (The Hi-Low Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 8 Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter ("Too Late for Goodbyes"), philanthropist (The White Feather Foundation), photographer, and son of Beatle John Lennon and his 1st wife, Cynthia, born in Liverpool, England
- Apr 10 Mark Oliver Everett, American singer-songwriter, musician and author (Eels), born in Virginia
- Apr 10 Warren DeMartini, American heavy metal guitarist (Ratt), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 16 Jimmy Osmond, American pop singer (Donnie & Marie), born in Canoga Park, California
- Apr 20 Brett Garsed, Australian rock guitarist (Nelson; Garsed/Helmerich), born in Victoria, Australia
- Apr 20 Kal Swan, Scottish heavy metal singer-songwriter (Bad Moon Rising), born in Raleigh, Glasgow, Scotland
- Apr 21 Steve Shapiro, American jazz and session musician vibraphonist, and music producer, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Apr 24 Billy Gould, American rock bassist (Faith No More - "Epic"; "Easy"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 24 Joey Vera, American heavy metal rocker (Armored Saint - "Aftermath"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 24 Mano Solo [Emmanuel Cabut], French singer, born in Châlons-sur-Marne (d. 2010)
- Apr 24 Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian punk rock musician, born in Tallinn, Estonia
Weddings in Music
Jerry Garcia
Apr 23 American guitarist Jerry Garcia (20) weds Sara Ruppenthal in California; divorce in 1967
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