April 1
Ronnie Lane – Faces/Small Faces – 1944
John Barbata – Jefferson Airplane/Starship – 1945
Jeff Porcaro – Toto – 1954
April 2
Leon Wilkerson – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 1952
Leon Russell – 1941
April 3
Jan Berry – Jan & Dean – 1941
Richard Thompson – Fairport Convention – 1949
Mel Schacher – Grand Funk Railroad, ? and the Mysterians – 1951
April 4
Berry Oakley – Allman Brothers Band – 1948
April 7
Ravi Shankar – 1920
John Oates – Hall & Oates – 1948
Janis Ian – 1951
Bill Kreutzmann – Grateful Dead – 1946
Mick Abrahams – Jethro Tull – 1943
Spencer Dryden – Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage – 1938
April 8
Steve Howe – Yes – 1947
Julian Lennon – 1963
April 9
Gene Parsons – Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers –
April 12
John Kay – Steppenwolf – 1944
April 13
Jack Casady – Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Hot Tuna – 1944
Max Weinberg – E Street Band – 1951
Lowell George – Little Feat – 1945
April 14
Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore’s Night – 1945
April 15
Allan Clarke – Hollies – 1942
Gerry Rafferty – Stealers Wheel – 1947
April 16
“Lonesome” Dave Peverett – Foghat – 1943
Lee Kerslake – Uriah Heep, Blizzard of Ozz – 1947
April 17
Don Kirshner – 1934
Roy Estrada – Captain Beefheart, Mothers of Invention, Little Feat – 1943
April 18
Mike Vickers – Manfred Mann – 1940
Skip Spence – Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane – 1946
April 19
Mark Volman – Turtles, Flo and Eddie, Mothers of Invention – 1947
Alan Price – Animals – 1942
April 20
Craig Frost – Grand Funk Railroad – 1948
April 21
Iggy Pop – The Stooges – 1947
April 22
Peter Frampton – 1950
Paul Carrack – Squeeze, Roxy Music – 1951
April 24
Gary Cambra – Tubes
Jack Blades – Night Ranger, Damn Yankees – 1954
Doug Clifford – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1945
Glenn Cornick – Jethro Tull – 1947
April 25
Stu Cook – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1945
April 26
Gary Wright – Spooky Tooth – 1943
April 27
Casey Kasem – 1932
Pete Ham – Badfinger – 1947
Ace Frehley – KISS – 1951
April 28
John Wolters – Dr. Hook – 1945
Jimmy Barnes – Cold Chisel, INXS – 1956
April 29
Klaus Voorman – Manfred Mann – 1942
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