April

May
1 Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas 1967.
2 "Spirit in the sky" by Norman Greenbaum reach UK No. 1 1970.
3 Frankie Valli (Frank Castelluccio) lead singer in Four Seasons born 1937.
4 "Waterloo" by Abba reach UK No. 1 1974.
5 Bill Ward drummer in Black Sabbath born in 1948.
6 Herbie Cox leader of the Cleftones born in 1939.
7 "Hotel california" by the Eagles reach US No. 1 1977.
8 Rick Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) born in New Jersey 1940.
9 The Beatles sign recording contract with Parlophone 1962.
10 Danny Rapp lead singer of Danny & The Juniors born in 1941.
11 Bob Marley dies of brain tumour in Miami,Florida 1984.
12 Steve Winwood of Spencer Davis Group/Traffic born in Birmingham 1948.
13 Ritchie Valens (Ritchie Valenzuela) born in 1941.
14 David Byrne of Talking Heads born in Dumbarton,Scotland 1952.
15 Brian Eno of Roxy Music born in 1948.
16 Jonathan Richman leader of The Modern Lovers born in Boston 1951.
17 "Nut rocker" by B.Bumble & the Stingers reach UK No. 1 in 1962.
18 "Big" Joe Turner born in Kansas City 1911.
19 Pete Townshend of The Who born in London 1945.
20 "Metal guru" by Marc Bolan & T.Rex reach UK No. 1 1972.
21 Ronald Isley of Isley Brothers born in 1941.
22 "Ticket to ride" by The Beatles reach US No. 1 1965.
23 "That'll be the day" by The Crickets is released in 1957.
24 Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman) born in Duluth,Minnesota 1941.
25 Paul Weller of The Jam born in Woking 1958.
26 John and Yoko "bed-in for peace" begins at Queen Elizabeth Hotel,Montreal in 1969.
27 Cilla Black (Pricilla White) born in Liverpool 1943.
28 John C. Fogerty leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival born in Berkley 1945.
29 "Help me rhonda" by Beach Boys reach US No. 1 1965
30 Lenny Davidson guitar with the Dave Clark Five born in 1942.
31 John Bonham drummer in Led Zeppelin born in Worcestershire 1948.