April 7

Musicians Who Died on April 7

1783 Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, Austrian composer, dies at 71
1833 Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian politician, cellist, and composer, dies at 57
1858 Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher and composer, dies at 76
1862 Sydney Nelson, English song composer, dies at 62
1877 Errico Petrella, Italian composer, dies at 63
1880 Diederich Krug, German pianist and composer (Le petit Chevalier), dies at 60
1917 Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer (Olympic Hymn), dies at 53
1936 Marilyn Miller [Mary Ellen Reynolds], American Broadway dancer, singer, and actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies from complications of nasal surgery at 37
1958 Judge Jackson, American sacred harp composer, songwriter, and educator (The Colored Sacred Harp), dies at 75
1958 Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, Ukrainian composer, dies at 58
1961 Jesús Guridi, Spanish composer, dies at 74
1961 Yusef Greiss, Egyptian composer, dies at 61
1973 Nick Stuart, Romanian-born American bandleader and actor (Secrets of Chinatown), dies of cancer at 69

1978 Ernest Kanitz, Austrian-American composer, dies at 83
1981 Christopher "Kit" Lambert, British record producer and manager of The Who, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45
1987 Maxine Sullivan [Marietta Williams], American jazz vocalist and performer ("Going Places"), dies following a seizure at 75
1988 Cesar Bresgen, Austrian organist and composer, dies at 74
1991 Ruth Page, American ballet dancer and choreographer (Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - Pygmalion), dies at 92
1994 Ken Carson, American western singer (Garry Moore Show), dies at 79
1994 Lee Brilleaux, British R&B singer, harmonica player, and guitarist (Dr. Feelgood), dies of lymphoma at 41
1995 Peter Brinson, British ballet and dance writer, lecturer, and promoter (Ballet For All), dies at 75
1997 Egil Harder, Danish concert pianist and composer (The Blue Anemone), dies on his 80th birthday
1998 Broery Marantika [Simon Pesulima], Indonesian blues and jazz singer, and actor, dies at 51
2000 Heinz [Burt], British rock bassist (The Tornados - "Telstar"), dies from complications of a stroke at 57[1]
2003 Jutta Hipp, German-American jazz pianist and composer, dies at 78
2005 Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer, dies at 82
2005 José Melis, Cuban-American pianist, orchestra leader, and television personality (Jack Paar Program), dies of a respiratory infection at 85
2013 Andy Johns, British sound engineer and record producer (Humble Pie; Free; Joe Satriani), dies at 62

2014 John Shirley-Quirk, British operatic bass-baritone (Death in Venice), dies at 82
2019 Joe Miceli, American drummer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"), dies at 74
2020 Hal Willner, American music producer (Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill; Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; The Carl Stalling Project), dies with symptoms of COVID-19 at 64
2020 John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter ("Hello In There"; "Angel From Montgomery"; "Paradise"), dies of COVID-19 complications at 73
2023 (Edward) "Kidd" Jordan, American jazz saxophonist and music educator, dies at 87
2023 Ian Bairnson, Scottish session and touring guitarist (Alan Parsons Project; Kate Bush), dies at 69[1]
2023 John Regan, American session and touring rock bassist (Frehley's Comet; Peter Frampton), dies at 71
2023 Lasse Wellander, Swedish session and touring guitarist (Abba), dies of cancer at 70
2024 Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American R&B pianist and singer ("Ain't Got No Home"; "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do"), dies at 87[1]

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