On This Day in Music: April 30

On April 30 in music history, 43 artists were born, 37 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them Akon (1973), Barrington Levy (1964) and Willie Nelson (1933).

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Akon

Akon, American R&B Singer was born

Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician was born

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson, Abbott Texas, country singer (On the Road Again) was born

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 70

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Born on April 30

Acario Cotapos

Acario Cotapos, composer was born

Akon

Akon, American R&B Singer was born

Albert Israel Elkus

Albert Israel Elkus, composer was born

Alfred Gaul

Alfred Gaul, composer was born

Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer, American musician (The Dresden Dolls) was born

Andre-Francois Marescotti

Andre-Francois Marescotti, composer was born

Andrew Seeley

Andrew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer was born

Anton Larrauri

Anton Larrauri, composer was born

Ashley Alexandra Dupré

Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born

Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician was born

Bea Wain

Bea Wain, US singer/radio host (Lucky Strike Hit Parade) was born

Cleo Higgins

Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress was born

David John de Lloyd

David John de Lloyd, composer was born

Ellen Taafe Zwilich

Ellen Taafe Zwilich, Miami Florida, (1st woman composer Pulitzer 1982) was born

Frank Merrik

Frank Merrik, composer was born

Franz Lehar

Franz Lehar, operetta composer (Naughty Marietta) was born

Gary Davis

Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) was born

Guillaume Gommaire Kennis

Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer was born

Gunther AR Raphael

Gunther AR Raphael, German composer (Symphony Breve) was born

Hans Studer

Hans Studer, composer was born

Jerry Lordan

Jerry Lordan, English composer and singer (d.1995) was born

Joey Restivo

Joey Restivo, Brooklyn, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies) was born

Johann Friedrich Schwencke

Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer was born

Johnny Farina

Johnny Farina, rocker (Santo & Johnny) was born

Johnny Horton

Johnny Horton, American musician (d. 1960) was born

Leen 't Hart

Leen 't Hart, Dutch organist/composer was born

Lloyd Banks

Lloyd Banks, American rapper was born

Luigi Russolo

Luigi Russolo, composer was born

Merrill Osmond

Merrill Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie) was born

Mike Beacon

Mike Beacon, rocker (Ox) was born

Mimi Farina

Mimi Farina, rocker (Reflections in a Crystal Wind) was born

Paulo Jr

Paulo Jr, Brazilian pop bassist (Sepultura, Morbid Visions) was born

Richard Shoff

Richard Shoff, rocker (Sandpipers) was born

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw, Red Bluff California, chorale conductor (Robert Shaw Chorale) was born

Rudolf Wittelsbach

Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer was born

Rudolph Hermann Simonsen

Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer was born

Sheldon Harnick

Sheldon Harnick, Chicago, lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof) was born

Sid Weiss

Sid Weiss, bassist was born

Warren Defever

Warren Defever, American musician, composer was born

Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer, guitarist (MC5, Dangerous Madness) was born

Wilfried Jentzsh

Wilfried Jentzsh, composer was born

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson, Abbott Texas, country singer (On the Road Again) was born

Yamini

Yamini, Tamil Singer was born

Died on April 30

Alex Ligertwood

Alex Ligertwood died

Anthony Payne

Anthony Payne died

Antonio Cagnoni

Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68

Armand Louis Joseph Marsick

Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81

Catherine Murphy Urner

Catherine Murphy Urner, composer, dies at 51

Charles Radoux-Rogier

Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer, dies

Clive Martin Douglas

Clive Martin Douglas, composer, dies at 73

Donald Edwin White

Donald Edwin White, ad copywriter/opera administrator, dies at 59

Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy died

Edvard Fliflet Braein

Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer, dies at 51

Ercole Porta

Ercole Porta, composer, dies at 44

František Kmoch

František Kmoch, Czech composer, dies at 63

François d'Agincourt

François d'Agincourt, French composer (b. 1684)

Friedrich Wilhelm Markull

Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71

Georg Wadenius

Georg Wadenius died

George Balanchine

George Balanchine, Russian/US ballet composer/choreographer, dies from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease at 79

Grégory Lemarchal

Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. 1983)

Gyula Beliczay

Gyula Beliczay, composer, dies at 57

Hall Johnson

Hall Johnson, composer, dies at 82

Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth

Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer, dies at 36

Henry Rowley Bishop

Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68

Joe Louis Walker

Joe Louis Walker died

Kom Chuanchuen

Kom Chuanchuen died

Lester Bangs

Lester Bangs, American music journalist, author, and musician (b. 1949)

Lorenzo Fago

Lorenzo Fago, composer, dies at 88

Ludwig Schiedermair

Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist (Beethoven), dies at 80

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 70

Naomi Judd

Naomi Judd died

Nina Kirso

Nina Kirso died

Paul Auster

Paul Auster died

Ray Fenwick

Ray Fenwick died

Richard Farina

Richard Farina, American writer and folk rocker, dies on his birthday in a motorcycle accident

Sam Lloyd

Sam Lloyd died

Seymour Bernstein

Seymour Bernstein died

Tony Allen

Tony Allen died

Zola Taylor

Zola Taylor, American singer (b. 1938)

Óscar Chávez

Óscar Chávez died

Releases & milestones on April 30

Anton Rubinstein

Anton Rubinsteins opera "Dmitri Donskoi," premieres in St Petersburg

Barbara Mandrell

16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones

Birdy

Birdy released the album 'Young Heart'

Claude Debussy

Debussy's opera "Pelléas et Mélissande," premieres in Paris

DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled released the album 'Khaled Khaled'

Gojira

Gojira released the album 'Fortitude'

Illit

Illit released the album 'Mamihlapinatapai'

Julia Michaels

Julia Michaels released the album 'Not in Chronological Order'

Royal Blood

Royal Blood released the album 'Typhoons'

Willy Russell

"Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 839 perfs

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