Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010)
Apr 8 British band manager (New York Dolls; Sex Pistols; Bow Wow Wow) and musician, dies of cancer at 64
- Apr 14 Peter Steele [Petrus Ratajczyk], American heavy metal singer-songwriter, and bassist (Type O Negative), dies of sepsis at 48
- Apr 19 Keith "Guru" Elam, American rapper (b. 1966)
- Apr 21 Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
- Apr 23 Norman Wright, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (Del-Vikings - “Come Go With Me”), dies at 72
- Apr 25 Dorothy Provine, American actress (The Roaring 20's; That Darn Cat: Who's Minding The Mint?), and singer, dies of emphysema at 75
- Apr 27 Morris Pert, Scottish session jazz-rock drummer, percussionist, pianist, and contemporary classical composer (Ankh; Auroura), dies at 62
- Apr 29 Johannes Fritsch, German violist, and classical and electro-acoustical composer (Duett für Bratsche), dies at 68
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