April

April
1 Marvin Gaye dies in 1984.Shot by his own father in Los angeles.
      Rudolph Isley of Isley Brothers born in 1939.
2 Emmylou Harris born in Birmingham,Alabamma 1939.
      Marvin Gaye born in Washington,DC 1939.
3 Jan Berry of Jan & Dean born in Los Angeles 1941.
      Jeff Barry of writing team Barry-Greenwich born in 1939.
4 Dave Hill of Slade born in Fleetcastel,Devon 1952.
      "Can't buy me love" by The Beatles reaches US No.1 in 1964.
5 Tony Wiliams lead singer in The Platters born 1928.
      Cozy Powell drummer with Rainbow killed in a car crash outside Bristol,UK 1998.
6 Abba wins the Eurovision contest in Brighton with Waterloo.
      Merle Haggard born in Bakersfield,CA 1937.
7 Billie Holiday born in Baltimore,Maryland 1915.
      Johnny Oates of Hall & Oates born inNew York 1948.
8 Julian Lennon born in Liverpool 1963.
      "A horse with no name" by America still No.1 in US 1972 for the third week.
9 Carl Perkins born in Tipton County,Tennessee 1932.
      David Prater of Sam & Dave killed in a car crash in Georgia 1988.
10 Stu Sutcliffe dies in brain haemorrhage 1963. Almost a Beatle.
      Bryan Setzer of Stray Cats born in Massapequa,NY 1959.
11 "From me to you" is released in UK 1963.
      Lisa Stansfield born in Rochdale,UK 1966.
12 John Kaye leader of Steppenwolf born in 1944.
      David Cassidy born in New York City 1950.
13 Al Green born in Forest City,Arkansas 1946.
      Lowell George of Little Feat born in Los Angeles 1945.
14 Ritchie Blackmore born in Weston-Super-Mare 1945.
      "What a fool believes" with Doobie Brothers reaches US No.1 in 1979.
15 Dave Edmunds born in Cardiff,Wales 1944.
      Marty Wilde (Reg Smith) born in Greenwich,London 1939.
16 Dusty Springfield born in London 1939.
      Jimmy Osmond of The Osmonds born in 1963.
17 Eddie Cochran dies in a car crash in Wiltshire in UK 1960.
      Felix Pappalardi of Mountain shot by his wife inNew York 1983.
18 Mick Vickers of Manfred Mann born in 1941.
      "All kinds of everything" with Dana Reaches UK No.1 in 1970.
19 Mark Volman from the Turtles born in 1944.
      Alexis Korner born in Paris 1928.
20 Johnny Tillotson born in Jacksonville,Florida 1939.
      Steve Marriott of Small Faces and Humble Pie killed in a fire 1991.
21 Janis Joplin plays the Royal Albert Hall in London 1969.
      Sandy Denny one of Fairport Convention dies of cerebral haemorrhage in London 1978.
22 Peter Frampton of Humble Pie born in Beckenham,Kent 1950.
      "Cumberland gap" with Lonnie Donegan reaches UK No.1 in 1957
23 Roy Orbison born in Vernon,Texas 1936.
24 "Cathys clown" by the Everly Brothers reach UK No. 1 1960.
25 Björn Ulvaeus of Abba born in Gothenburg 1945.
26 Pete Ham of Badfinger born in Swansea 1947.
27 "From me to you" enters the UK charts in 1963.
28 "Hair" opens in New York 1968.
29 Carl Gardner lead vocalist in the Coasters born in 1928.
30 Frankie Lymon from the Teenagers dies of a overdose of heroin 1968.