April 2004

April 2004 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Awards

Apr 21 38th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Toby Keith, Shania Twain & Kenny Chesney win

Singer Shania Twain — Singer
Shania Twain

Country Singer and Actor Toby Keith — Country Singer and Actor
Toby Keith

Weddings in Music

Apr 4 Latina singer Joy Enriquez (25) weds Grammy-winner Rodney Jerkins (26) at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, California
Apr 29 "Gentlemen's Agreement" Oscar Best Supporting Actress Celeste Holm (87) weds opera singer Frank Basile (41) in Manhattan

Divorces in Music

Divorce of Interest

Apr 27 Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry files for divorce from her second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet, six months after the couple separated

Actress Halle Berry — Actress
Halle Berry

Deaths in Music

Apr 1 Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer and songwriter, dies at 76
Apr 1 Paul Atkinson, British rock guitarist and record company executive (The Zombies-Never Even Thought), dies of liver and kidney disease at 58
Apr 6 Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets) (b. 1937)
Apr 15 Ray Condo, Canadian musician, dies at 53
Apr 18 Frances Rafferty, American WWII pin-up girl, dancer and actress (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood), dies at 81
Apr 21 Lorraine "Tui" St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Catawba), dies at 79
Apr 26 Claude "Fiddler" Williams, American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy; Count Basie), dies at 96