- Apr 1 Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, conductor, educator, and composer (McGill Chamber Orchestra), dies at 90
- Apr 1 Harald Juhnke, German actor, comedian and entertainer (Guitars of Love; Schtonk), dies at 75
- Apr 1 Jack Keller, American songwriter, and record producer ("Run To Him"; "Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart"; theme to Bewitched), dies of leukemia at 68
- Apr 3 Tony Croatto [Hermes Martinis], Italian-Puerto Rican folk song singer and composer (Los TNT; Haciendo Punto en Otro Son), and television presenter, dies of cancer at 65
- Apr 7 Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer, dies at 82
- Apr 7 José Melis, Cuban-American pianist, orchestra leader, and television personality (Jack Paar Program), dies of a respiratory infection at 85
- Apr 10 (Wladimir) "Wally" Tax, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Outsiders; Tax Free), dies at 57
- Apr 10 Norbert Brainin, Austrian-British violinist (Amadeus Quartet, 1947-87), dies at 82
- Apr 13 Johnnie Johnson, American blues & jazz piano player (Chuck Berry's band), dies of kidney problems and pneumonia at 80
- Apr 13 Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer, dies at 59
- Apr 13 [Salvador] Tutti Camarata, American composer and producer (Vic Damone Show), dies at 91
- Apr 14 Benny Bailey, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 79
- Apr 15 John Fred [Gourrier], American pop singer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"), dies from kidney disease at 63
- Apr 18 Kenneth Schermerhorn, American conductor (American Ballet), dies at 75
- Apr 19 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz bassist (b. 1946)
- Apr 19 Rick Lewis, American doo-wop tenor (The Silhouettes - "Get A Job"), dies at 71
- Apr 23 Robert Farnon, Canadian classical and light music composer and conductor dies at 87
- Apr 28 Percy Heath, American jazz bassist (Modern Jazz Quartet), dies at 81
- Apr 29 (Gwendolyn) Dianne Brooks, American R&B, jazz, session and touring vocalist (Three Playmates - "Sugah Wooga"; solo - "Walking On My Mind"; Anne Murray), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 66
- Apr 29 Mariana Levy, Mexican actress, singer, and television show host, dies of a heart attack at 39
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