- Apr 1 Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter ("Ya la pagarán"; "Caraqueña"), dies at 76
- Apr 1 Paul Atkinson, British rock guitarist and record company executive (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), dies of liver and kidney disease at 58
- Apr 6 Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets), dies of a heart attack at 66
- Apr 15 Ray Condo, Canadian musician, dies at 53
- Apr 18 Frances Rafferty, American WWII pin-up girl, dancer and actress (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood), dies at 81
- Apr 21 Lorraine "Tui" St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Catawba), dies at 79
- Apr 26 Claude "Fiddler" Williams, American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy; Count Basie), dies at 96
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