Apr 3 Ferde Grofé American composer (Grand Canyon Suite), dies at 80 Apr 4 Stefan Wolpe, German composer (Zeus & Elidco), dies at 69 Apr 10 Henech Kon, Polish composer and cabaret performer, dies at 81 Apr 12 Henri Potiron, French composer, dies at 89 Apr 26 Margaret Bonds, American composer (The Ballad of the Brown King), pianist, arranger, and teacher, dies at 59 Mar 1972 Deaths in Music by Year May 1972 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers