Musicians Born on April 15 - On This Day April 15 Calendar- 1637 Valentin Molitor, Swiss composer, born in Rapperswil, Switzerland (d. 1713)
- 1651 Domenico Gabrielli, Italian Baroque composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1690)
- 1688 Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer, born in Buttelstedt, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1758)
- 1689 Ferdinand Zellbell the elder, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1765)
- 1710 Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, French dancer, born in Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1770)
- 1733 Johann Heinrich Zang, German composer, cantor, and organist (A student of J.S. Bach), born in Zella St Blasii, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (d. 1811)
- 1827 Julius Tausch, German composer, born in Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt (d. 1895)
- 1843 Carl Eilhardt, German composer and conductor, born in Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1911)
- 1891 Väinö Raitio, Finnish composer, born in Sortavala, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1945)
- 1894 Bessie Smith, American blues singer known as the "Empress of the Blues" (recorded over 200 songs), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1937)
- 1898 Nini de Boël, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1982)
- 1908 Eden Ahbez [George Aberle], American songwriter ("Nature Boy"; "Lonely Island"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
- 1914 John Gregory, British ballet dancer (Harlequin Ballet Company, 1959-69), and writer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1996) [1]
- 1917 Pietro Grossi, Italian composer, and electronic music pioneer, born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2002)
- 1924 Neville Marriner, English violinist (London Symphony, 1954-69), and conductor (Academy of St Martin in the Fields, 1958-2011; Minnesota Orchestra, 1979-86), born in Lincoln (d. 2016)
- 1927 Annapurna Devi [Roshanara Khan], Indian classical surbahar (bass sitar) player, and music teacher, born in Maihar, British India (now part of Madhya Pradesh, India) (d. 2018)
- 1930 Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1933 Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018)
- 1935 Gene Cherico, American jazz bassist, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1994)
- 1936 Héctor Quintanar, Mexican composer, born in Mexico City (d. 2013)
- 1939 Marty Wilde, English pop singer-songwriter ("A Teenager In Love"), and father of rocker Kim Wilde, born in London, England
- 1940 Clarence Satchell, American funk saxophonist (Ohio Players - "Fire"; "Love Rollercoaster"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
- 1943 "Mighty" Sam McClain, American soul and blues singer-songwriter, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- 1943 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (The Blue Diamonds), born in Depok, Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies (d. 2017)
- 1944 Dave Edmunds, Welsh rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockpile - "Girls Talk"; "I Knew The Bride"), born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1944 John Wilbraham, British classical, baroque, and session trumpeter (Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour), and educator, born in Bournemouth, England (d. 1998)
- 1947 Bojoura [Raina van Melzen], Dutch folk-rock singer ("If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium"; "Frank Mills"), and wife of drummer Hans Cleuver, born in The Hague, The Netherlands
- 1947 George Marino, American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer who worked with Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, born in Bronx, New York (d. 2012)
- 1947 Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, British keyboardist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 2010)
- 1948 Jan Krzywicki, American classical music composer, conductor (Network for New Music, 1990-), and educator (Temple University), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1948 Michael Kamen, American composer and arranger (film scores to Brazil and Mr. Holland's Opus; Pink Floyd), born in New York City (d. 2003)
- 1949 Alla Pugacheva, Russian multi-lingual pop singer-songwriter ("Madame Broshkina"; "Maestro"), born in Moscow, USSR
- 1955 Jeff Golub, American jazz guitarist (Avenue Blue; Rod Stewart), born in Copley Township, Ohio (d. 2015)
- 1957 Jiří Gemrot, Czech contemporary classical composer (Dances and Reflections; Maxims), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
- 1958 Matt Reid, American rock keyboardist (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away"), born in the USA
- 1962 (Ivor) "Nick" Kamen, British pop singer-songwriter (Each Time You Break My Heart; I Promised Myself), and model (Levi's), born in Harlow, Essex, England (d. 2021)
- 1962 Surjit Bindrakhia [Bains], Punjabi Bhangra singer ("Lakk Tunoo Tunoo"; "Dupatta Tera Satrang Da"), born in Bindrakh, Punjab (d. 2003)
- 1965 Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (4 Non Blondes - "What's Up"; Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1966 Graeme Clark, Scottish bassist (Wet Wet Wet - "Angel Eyes"; "Love is All Around"), born in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- 1966 Samantha Karen Fox, British pop singer ("Touch Me"), born in London, England
- 1967 Frankie Poullain [Francis Poullain-Patterson], Scottish bass player (The Darkness - Permission To Land), born in Milnathort, Scotland
- 1968 Ed O'Brien, British musician and songwriter (Radiohead - OK Computer), born in Oxford, England
- 1978 Chris Stapleton, American CMA and Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass singer-songwriter ("Broken Halos"; "You Should Probably Leave"; The SteelDrivers, 2008-10), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1978 Luis Fonsi [Luis López-Cepero], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ("Despacito"), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1978 Philippe Powell, Franco-Brazilian jazz and world music pianist, composer and arranger, born in Paris, France
- 1980 Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys - "Little Black Submarines"), and music producer, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1982 Anthony Green, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Circa Survive; Saosin), born in Holland, Pennsylvania
- 1982 Mark Mizzark [Marlis Pugh], American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1983 Margo Price, American country singer-songwriter ("That's How Rumors Get Started"), born in Aledo, Illinois
- 1984 Ben Kasica, American rock guitarist (Skillet), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1987 Iyaz [Keidran Jones], British singer, songwriter, and dancer ("Replay"), born in Tortola, British Virgin Islands
- 1988 Eliza "Doolittle" [Caird], British pop singer-songwriter ("Skinny Genes"; "Pack Up"), born in Westminster, London
- 1992 Amy Diamond [Deasismont], Swedish singer ("What's In It For Me"), born in Norrköping, Sweden
- 1998 Sexyy Red [Janae Nierah Wherry], American rapper ("Pound Town"), born in St Louis, Missouri
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7sLrToaCsnJGue6S7zGikrquZmHyjtdGtn52Zqah8orzRoqNoaWU%3D