Born: April 22, 1922

Died: January 05, 1979

Universally-lauded jazz bassist, bandleader and composer, in his last months collaborated with Joni Mitchell on her tribute album Mingus, died from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) on 1/5/1979, age 56

Born: April 22, 1927

Died: July 17, 2005

The "Godfather of Ska," Cuban-Jamaican singer whose 1958 single "Boogie In My Bones" was the first Jamaican popular music record released in the UK, became one of ska music's leading artists in the 70s and continued to record and perform until his death from a heart attack on 7/17/2005, age 78

Born: April 22, 1931

Died: February 15, 2009

The "Father of Latin Boogaloo," Puerto Rican-American conga drummer widely regarded as one of the creators of the Latin soul fusion of R&B and Cuban salsa instrumentation called "boogaloo," which originated in New York City and became briefly popular in the late 60s, "Bang, Bang" (#63, 1966), died from a bacterial infection on 2/15/2009, age 77.

Born: April 22, 1932

Died: May 05, 2016

Analog synthesizer musician, composer and pioneer of space and electronic music, used electronic music sequencers to combine classical pieces with sci-fi themes, won four Grammy Awards for his 1974 album Snowflakes Are Dancing, died from cardiac failure on 5/5/2016, age 84

Born: April 22, 1936

Died: August 08, 2017

60s session musician with the Wrecking Crew of top-notch musicians, recorded with The Monkees, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, The Velvet Underground, The Mamas & the Papas and others, member of the touring band for The Beach Boys in place of Brian Wilson in 1964-65, then Grammy-winning country-pop guitarist and singer/songwriter with dozens of Country Top 10 and Pop Top 40 hits, including "Rhinestone Cowboy" (#1, 1975), occasional actor and TV host throughout his music career, died after a long and publicized battle with Alzheimer's disease on 8/8/2017, age 81

Born: April 22, 1937

Died: August 25, 2000

Producer, arranger, session musician, solo singer/songwriter, "The Lonely Surfer" (#39, 1963), worked with Phil Spector in the early 60s, with Buffy Sainte-Marie co-wrote "Up Where We Belong" (#1, 1982) from the film An Officer And A Gentleman (1982), produced albums for The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others, died after a heart attack on 8/25/2000, age 63

Born: April 22, 1939

Died: 0000-00-00

Soul-pop and Easy Listening singer with several minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but with eight Adult Contemporary Top 40 hits, including "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (#8, AC #1, 1965)

Born: April 22, 1939

Died: 0000-00-00

Music industry journeyman bandmember, session musician, producer, songwriter, journalist and author, at one time or another served as manager for The Yardbirds, John's Children, Marc Bolan, Japan, London, Asia, Ultravox, Boney M., Wham! and others

Born: April 22, 1944

Died: March 27, 1996

Session drummer for Bob Dylan, Don McLean, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Robert Gordon, Link Wray and others, grandson of painter Noel Wyeth, died of a heart attack 3/27/1996, age 51

Born: April 22, 1944

Died: November 22, 2008

Songwriter and musician noted for co-writing "Happy Together" by The Turtles (#1, 1967) and "Celebrate" by Three Dog Night (#15, 1970), and writing "My Heart Belongs To Me" by Barbra Streisand (#4, 1977), died from cancer on 11/22/2008, age 64

Born: April 22, 1946

Died: January 21, 1996

Lead vocals for pioneering L.A. "East Side Sound" Mexican-American one hit wonder brown-eyed-soul/garage rock quartet Cannibal And The Headhunters ("Land Of A Thousand Dances," #30, 1965), died from AIDS on 1/21/1996, age 49

Born: April 22, 1948

Died: 0000-00-00

Folk and children's music singer/songwriter, radio DJ and voice-over artist remembered for his one hit wonder single "Junk Food Junkie" (#9, 1976), appeared on nine Disney albums between 1979 and 1990, founded and continues as host and music director of Mountain Stage, the live music program produced by West Virginia Public Radio and aired nationally on NPR

Born: April 22, 1950

Died: June 27, 2020

Guitarist in early Southern rock The Hour Glass with Gregg and Duane Allman, later became a standout session musician and member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (also known as The Swampers), the renowned studio ensemble that recorded hundreds of songs and albums at Muscle Shoals Studio in Alabama, including hits by Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and countless others, recorded with Lenny LeBlanc in the soft rock duet LeBlanc & Carr ("Falling," #13, 1977), played lead guitar on and co-produced Grammy-nominated albums by Bob Seger (Against The Wind, #1, 1980) and Paul Simon (There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, #2, 1973), died from unspecified causes on 6/27/2020, age 70.

Born: April 22, 1950

Died: 0000-00-00

Blues-rock and pop-rock guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and bandleader for The Herd, "I Don't Want Our Loving To Die" (UK #5, 1968), Humble Pie, "Hot 'N' Nasty" (#52, 1972), Frampton's Camel, 70s-80s solo superstar, "Show Me The Way" (#6, 1976), toured in 90s with Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings and Ringo Starr's All-Star Band

Born: April 22, 1951

Died: 0000-00-00

Journeyman keyboards, guitar and vocals for Brit pub rock/blue-eyed soul Ace, "How Long" (#3, 1975), then New Wave pop-rock Squeeze, "Tempted" (#49, 1981) and pop-rock Mike + The Mechanics, "All I Need Is A Miracle" (#5, 1986), plus a single solo hit, "Don't Shed A Tear" (#9, 1987)

Born: April 22, 1955

Died: 0000-00-00

Club DJ and early hip-hop producer, including New Edition's "Candy Girl" (Dance/Club #17, R&B #1, 1983) and New Order's "Confusion" (Dance/Club #5, 1983), then Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" (#48, R&B #4, 1986), plus a solo hit, "Let There Be Love" (Dance/Club #14, 1991)

Born: April 22, 1966

Died: 0000-00-00

Current bassist (since 2002) for reunited 70s-80s arena rock Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (#5, 1976), record producer

Born: April 22, 1969

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist in Brit teen idol pop boy band Bros, "I Owe You Nothing" (UK #1, 1988), left in 1989 for a career as a producer, manager and EMI Records executive, worked with Tina Turner, Sade, Joe Cocker, Pink and others, founded Logan Media Entertainment in 2006

Born: April 22, 1974

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for Grammy-winning, Armenian-American hard rock/alt metal System Of A Down, "Aerials" (Mainstream Rock #1, 2002)

Born: April 22, 1978

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals, guitar, principle songwriter and producer for indie rock The Von Blondies, "C'mon C'mon" (Modern Rock #25, UK #21, 2004), since 2011 with The Hounds Below

Born: April 22, 1979

Died: 0000-00-00

Frontman, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Aussie alt-grunge-rock Silverchair, "Tomorrow" (Modern Rock #1, 1994)

Born: April 22, 1984

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocalist who replaced co-founding member Mutya Buena in Brit multi-racial pop girl group Sugababes, "Hole In The Head" (Dance/Club #1, 2004)

Born: April 22, 1956

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitarist and music producer, toured and recorded with multiple bands, most notably post-punk rock then teen-pop The Lemonheads ("Into Your Arms," Modern Rock #1, 1993) and indie pop Brazzaville, produced albums for numerous indie groups, issued two solo albums and authored a novel, short stories and screenplays.

Born: April 22, 1949

Died: August 21, 2020

Second guitarist and co-songwriter in seminal New York punk rockers Johnny Thunder & the Heartbreakers (one studio LP, L.A.M.F., 1977 and several live albums), left the band in 1978 but returned for several stints in the 80s and 90s, formed his own punk bands and eventually became a Wall Street stockbroker, wrote an autobiography of his experieces, To Hell And Back in 2020, diagnosed with liver and lung cancer in July 2020 and died less than two months later on 8/21/2020, age 71.

Born: April 22, 1935

Died: September 23, 2020

Legendary country and rock 'n' roll drummer, joined Carl Perkins' band in 1954 and played on the original recording of the rockabilly classic "Blue Suede Shoes" (#1, Country #2, R&B #3, 1956) and at the famous 1956 impromptu jam session at Sun Records studios with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Perkins dubbed the Million Dollar Quartet, moved to Cash's backing band in 1960, providing the backbeat on every Man in Black record for nearly 40 years, along the way appearing with Cash on Bob Dylan's LP, Nashville Skyline (1969), died at home from undisclosed causes on 9/23/2020, age 85.