Apr 2 Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish actor and opera singer (My Best Gal, Havana Rose), dies at 74 Apr 8 Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, dies at 78 Apr 11 Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Norwegian composer, dies at 74 Apr 20 William "Benny" Benjamin, American session drummer (Motown's Funk Brothers), dies of a stroke at 43 [1] Apr 23 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), dies of head injuries as the result of a fall at 37 Apr 28 Johannes Röntgen, Dutch composer, dies at 70 Mar 1969 Deaths in Music by Year May 1969 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers
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