April Birthdays

April 1

1939 – Rudolph Isley (The Isley Brothers)

1945 – John Barbata (The Turtles, CSNY, Jefferson Airplane)

1946 – Ronnie Lane ( Small Faces, Faces)

1947 – Robin Scott (M)

1954 – Jeff Porcaro (Toto)

April 2

1939 – Marvin Gaye

1941 – Dr. Demento

1942 – Leon Russell

1961 – Keren Woodward (Bananarama)

April 3

1922 – Doris Day

1941 – Jan Berry (Jan and Dean)

1942 – Wayne Newton

1943 – Richard Manuel (The Band)

1944 – Tony Orlando (Tony Orlando and Dawn)

1949 – Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)

1961 – Eddie Murphy

1968 – Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)

April 4

1913 – Muddy Waters

1939 – Hugh Masekela

1952 – Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)

April 5

1928 – Tony Williams (The Platters)

1942 – Allan Clarke (The Hollies)

1950 – Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA)

1954 – Stan Ridgway (Wall of Voodoo)

April 6

1937 – Merle Haggard

1965 – Black Francis (The Pixies)

April 7

1915 – Billie Holiday

1937 – Charlie Thomas (The Drifters)

1943 – Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)

1948 – John Oates (Hall & Oates)

1951 – Janis Ian

April 8

1947 – Steve Howe (Yes)

1962 – Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)

1963 – Donita Sparks (L7)

1963 – Julian Lennon

April 9

1932 – Carl Perkins

April 10

1921 – Sheb Wooley

1949 – Eric Troyer (ELO Part II, The Orchestra)

1959 – Brian Setzer (Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra)

1960 – Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves)

1963 – Mark Oliver Everett (Eels)

April 11

1935 – Richard Berry (The Flairs)

1966 – Lisa Stansfield

1969 – Cerys Matthews (Catatonia)

April 12

1932 – Tiny Tim

1940 – Herbie Hancock

1944 – John Kay (Steppenwolf)

1950 – David Cassidy

1962 – Art Alexakis (Everclear)

April 13

1946 – Al Green

1951 – Peabo Bryson

1962 – Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

April 14

1932 – Loretta Lynn

1942 – Tony Burrows (The Flower Pot Men)

1945 – Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple)

April 15

1933 – Roy Clark

1965 – Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)

April 16

1935 – Bobby Vinton

1939 – Dusty Springfield

1943 – Dave Peverett (Foghat)

1947 – Gerry Rafferty (Stealers Wheel)

1953 – Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)

1964 – Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum)

April 17

1948 – Jan Hammer

1954 – Michael Sembello

1955 – Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks)

1964 – Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle)

April 19

1947 – Mark Volman (The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention)

April 20

1938 – Johnny Tillotson

1948 – Craig Frost (Grand Funk Railroad, Silver Bullet Band)

1951 – Luther Vandross

April 21

1947 – Iggy Pop (The Stooges)

1959 – Robert Smith (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees)

April 22

1936 – Glen Campbell

1939 – Mel Carter

1950 – Peter Frampton (Humble Pie, The Herd)

1951 – Paul Carrack (Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics)

April 23

1935 – Ray Peterson

1936 – Roy Orbison

1947 – Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull)

1960 – Steve Clark (Def Leppard)

April 24

1942 – Barbra Streisand

April 25

1917 – Ella Fitzgerald

1945 – Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA)

1964 – Andy Bell (Erasure)

April 26

1938 – Duane Eddy

1940 – Giorgio Moroder

1942 – Bobby Rydell

1943 – Gary Wright

1960 – Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)

April 27

1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr. (The Main Ingredient)

1948 – Kate Pierson (The B-52's)

1951 – Ace Frehley (Kiss)

1959 – Sheena Easton

April 28

1952 – Chuck Leavell (The Allman Brothers Band)

1953 – Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)

April 29

1933 – Willie Nelson

1945 – Tammi Terrell

1947 – Tommy James (Tommy James and the Shondells)

1968 – Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips)

April 30

1957 – Wonder Mike (The Sugarhill Gang)