- Apr 1 Michel Sénéchal, French operatic tenor, and educator, dies at 91
- Apr 4 Alberto Cortez, Argentinian singer-songwriter ("Cuando un amigo se va"), dies of heart failure at 79 [1]
- Apr 7 Joe Miceli, American drummer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"),dies at 74
- Apr 10 Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter with 18 No. 1 country hits ("Once In A Blue Moon"; "Angel In Disguise"), dies from cerebral atrophy at 77
- Apr 15 Joe Terry (Terranova), American Doo-wop singer (Danny & The Juniors - "At The Hop"), dies at 78
- Apr 15 Les Reed, British songwriter ("It's Not Unusual"; "There's A Kind Of Hush"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 83
- Apr 16 Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (The Party, Sierra Sue), dies at 101
- Apr 16 Jörg Wolfgang Demus, Austrian classical pianist and composer, dies at 90
- Apr 19 Bob Efford, British jazz and session baritone saxophonist and reed player, dies at 91
- Apr 19 Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor, dies at 91
- Apr 22 Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), dies at 70
- Apr 22 Heather Harper, Northern Irish operatic soprano (Britten's War Requiem), dies at 88
- Apr 24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, dies from cancer on his 74th birthday
- Apr 30 (Rowland) "Boon" Gould, British rock guitarist (Level 42, 1979-87 - "Hot Water"), takes his own life at 64
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