- Apr 7 Judge Jackson, American sacred harp composer, songwriter, and educator (The Colored Sacred Harp), dies at 75
- Apr 7 Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, Ukrainian composer, dies at 58
- Apr 10 Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30
- Apr 21 Manuel Infante, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 74
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