- Apr 10 Joey DeFrancesco, American jazz Hammond organist, 9-time winner of the Down Beat Critics Poll (All Of Me; Reboppin'), born in Springfield, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
Oliver Riedel (53 years old)
Apr 11 German musician (Rammstein), born in Schwerin, Germany
- Apr 12 Catali Antonini, Italian jazz vocalist, dancer, and composer, born in Corsica, France
- Apr 13 Jeroen Thesseling, Dutch death metal fretless bassist (Pestilence; Obscura), born in the Netherlands
- Apr 13 Valensia, Dutch composer and singer, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Apr 16 Max Beesley, English actor (Bodies; Hotel Babylon), and session and touting vibraphonist, born in Burnage, Manchester, England
- Apr 16 Selena [Quintanilla-Pérez], Mexican-American singer-songwriter known as the Queen of Tejano music (Grammy-1994), born in Lake Jackson, Texas (d. 1995)
- Apr 20 Mikey Welsh, American bass player (Weezer, 1998-2001 - "Island In The Sun"), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2011)
- Apr 20 Tina Cousins, English singer (Mysterious Times), born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
- Apr 24 Jas Mann, British pop singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Babylon Zoo - "Spaceman"), born in Dudley, Staffordshire, England
- Apr 24 Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer, born in Koersel, Belgium
- Apr 25 Scott Yoo, Korean-American violinist, conductor (Mexico City Philharmonic, 2016-), and television host (Now Hear This), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Apr 26 Jay DeMarcus, American bassist (Rascal Flatts - "I Melt"), born in Columbus, Ohio
About April 1971
How Old? 53 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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