- Apr 2 Dean Townson, American country music bassist (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- Apr 9 Dave Innis, American country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"), born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Apr 10 Babyface [Kenneth Edmonds], American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter ("Every Time I Close My Eyes") and record producer (Boyz II Men; Whitney Houston; Ariana Grande; Eric Clapton), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Apr 10 Brian Setzer, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Massapequa Park, New York
- Apr 17 Stephen Singleton, English rocker (ABC), born in Sheffield, England
- Apr 21 Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr], American musician (Misfits), born in Lodi, New Jersey
- Apr 21 Michael Timmins, Canadian songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Cowboy Junkies - "Angel Mine", "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning"), born in Montreal, Quebec
Robert Smith (65 years old)
Apr 21 British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Blackpool, England
- Apr 25 Billy Rankin, Scottish rock guitarist, born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Apr 26 John Corabi, American hard rock guitarist and singer (Mötley Crüe, 1992-96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Apr 27 Louis Lortie, French-Canadian Juno Award-winning concert pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 27 Marco Pirroni, British rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants - "Ant Music"; "Goody Two Shoes"), born in London, England
- Apr 27 Sheena Easton [Orr], Scottish singer ("9 to 5 (Morning Train)"; "For Your Eyes Only"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Apr 29 Roger Eno, British multi-instrumentalist, and ambient and film music composer, born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
About April 1959
How Old? 64 or 65 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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