- Apr 1 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada), dies at 57
- Apr 3 Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
- Apr 8 Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, dies at 18
- Apr 10 Linda Creed, American singer and songwriter ("The Greatest Love Of All"), dies of breast cancer at 37 [1]
- Apr 13 Dorothy Ashby (née Thompson), American jazz harpist, singer, and composer, dies of cancer at 53
- Apr 13 Johnny Dollar, American country and rockabilly singer, commits suicide at 53
- Apr 15 Tim McIntire, American actor (Brubaker; Stand By Your Man), singer-songwriter, and musician (Funzone), dies of congestive heart failure at 41
- Apr 17 Teddy Kotick, American jazz double bassist (Phil Woods; Charlie Parker; Bill Evans), dies of a brain tumor at 57
- Apr 19 Dag Wirén, Swedish composer, dies at 80
Harold Arlen (1905-1986)
Apr 23 American popular song composer ("Over the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy Weather"), dies of cancer at 81
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