- Apr 13 "3 Men on a Horse" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 40 performances
Music History
Apr 16 David Lee Roth arrested in NYC for purchasing marijuana for $10
- Apr 18 Lee Adams and Mitch Leigh's musical "Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 25 performances
Shania Twain
Apr 20 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Shania Twain", the debut studio album by Shania Twain
- Apr 21 "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" opens at Circle in Sq NYC for 30 performances
The Who's Tommy
Apr 22 Pete Townshend's rock musical "The Who's Tommy" adapted for theatrical stage, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 899 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award
Farm Aid Concert
Apr 24 Farm Aid VI held in Ames, Iowa; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, The Jayhawks, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Cash, Ricky Van Shelton, Marty Stuart, Martina McBride, Bruce Hornsby, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, and Dwight Yoakam [1]
Kendrick Lamar
Eminem
XXXTentacion
Tupac Shakur
Nicki Minaj
Coolio