- 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 songwriter (The Sundays - "Here's Where the Story Ends"; "Summertime"), born in the UK
- 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 ("Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"), 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, France (d. 2010)
- Apr 24 Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian punk rock musician, born in Tallinn, Estonia
About April 1963
How Old? 61 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No