Born: April 27, 1904

Died: March 05, 1968

Music executive who contributed to the development of R&B and rock 'n' roll music through his ownership of King Records and its subsidiaries, which he founded in 1943 and brought obscure young artists to the national stage, including Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ("Work With Me Annie," R&B #1, 1954) and James Brown ("Please, Please, Please," R&B #6, 1956), who recorded on King through the 60s ("I Got You (I Feel Good)," #3, R&B #1, 1965), the label became the sixth largest record company in the US before the mid-60s payola scandal impacted sales, died from heart disease on 5/5/1968, age 63.

Born: April 27, 1932

Died: January 21, 2019

With her younger siblings, Jim Ed and Bonnie, vocals in 50s-60s country-folk harmony trio The Browns, the group started in 1954 and performed regularly on the Louisiana Hayride radio and TV show, toured with then 20-year-old Elvis Presley in 1955 and had the huge crossover hit "The Three Bells" (#1, Country #1, 1959), retired in 1967 to raise a family but returned for a brief solo career in 1969 and for Browns reunions over the years, published her autobiography, Looking Back to See in 2005, died from complications of heart and kidney disease on 1/21/2019, age 87.

Born: April 27, 1932

Died: June 15, 2014

Legendary and iconic radio DJ who confessed to not loving rock 'n' roll but built a long and lucrative career from it , creator and long-time host of one of the most popular syndicated music programs on radio, American Top 40, voice-over artist for TV commercials and shows ("Shaggy" of Scooby-Do cartoons), died from a degenerative neurological and muscular disease on 6/15/2014, age 82

Born: April 27, 1944

Died: April 20, 2017

Lead vocals for R&B/romantic soul The Main Ingredient, "Everybody Plays The Fool" (#3, 1972) and eight other R&B Top 40 hits, found dead in his car on a busy street in a Los Angeles neighborhood on 4/20/2017, age 72

Born: April 27, 1947

Died: 0000-00-00

R&B/Southern soul singer, "I Can't Stand The Rain" (#38, R&B #6, 1973)

Born: April 27, 1947

Died: October 15, 2020

Folk and jazz-pop singer/songwriter, starting with 60s Brit beat League Of Gentlemen and freakbeat The Fleur de Lys before a brief stint with prog rock King Crimson for two albums in 1970, then sessions and solo work through the 80s and 90s until the breakout single "How Wonderful You Are" (UK #2, 2001) and album, Harry's Bar (UK #2, 2002) re-energized his career, issued four more acclaimed albums, including his final The Cat Who's Got The Cream in January 2020 before dying of cancer on 10/15/2020, age 74.

Born: April 27, 1947

Died: April 24, 1975

Guitar, vocals, chief songwriter and founding member of Brit beat The Iveys, which evolved into power pop Badfinger ("Day After Day," #4, 1972), committed suicide amidst the band's legal and financial troubles on 4/24/1975, age 27

Born: April 27, 1948

Died: 0000-00-00

Bouffant-haired vocalist and frontwoman for campy alt-dance-rock The B-52's, "Love Shack" (#3, 1989)

Born: April 27, 1949

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for Welsh pop-rock Amen Corner, "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice" (UK #1, 1969)

Born: April 27, 1949

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for R&B/Philly soul The Stylistics, "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (#2, 1974) plus 15 R&B Top 40 singles

Born: April 27, 1951

Died: 0000-00-00

Influential hard rock guitarist and vocals for campy hard/glam-rock Kiss, "Detroit Rock City" (#7, 1976), solo, "New York Groove" (#13, 1979)

Born: April 27, 1954

Died: 0000-00-00

Ukrainian-American founding member and lead vocalist for New Wave pop-rock The Romantics, "What I Like About You" (#49, 1980) and "Talking In Your Sleep" (#3, 1984), later played with Ringo Starr's All-Star Band and co-founded garage rock supergroup The Empty Hearts

Born: April 27, 1959

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitarist for post-punk New Wave glam-pop Adam & The Ants, "Goody Two Shoes" (#12, 1982)

Born: April 27, 1959

Died: 0000-00-00

Grammy-winning pop singer, "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (#1, 1980) and James Bond movie theme song "For Your Eyes Only" (#4, 1981) and 11 other Top 40 singles, stage and TV actress

Born: April 27, 1969

Died: 0000-00-00

Brit R&B/soul-pop singer, "My One Temptation" (#97, Adult Contemporary #8, 1989)

Born: April 27, 1972

Died: 0000-00-00

Keyboards for Brit punk-pop trio Supergrass, "Alright/Time" (Modern Rock #1, 1995)

Born: April 27, 1979

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for Grammy-winning goth-pop-metal Evanescence, "Bring Me To Life" (#5, 2003)

Born: April 27, 1984

Died: 0000-00-00

Lead singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for alt rock/punk-pop Fall Out Boy, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" (#2, 2007), solo

Born: April 27, 1984

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for Brit R&B/dance-pop teen sibling girl-group Cleopatra, "Cleopatra's Theme" (#26, 1998)

Born: April 27, 1960

Died: May 21, 2019

Scottish musician with the pseudonym "The Very Reverend D. Wayne Love" in quirky, country-blues-acid-house fusion band Alabama 3, best known for co-writing “Woke Up This Morning” (UK #78, 1997), the memorable opening theme to the cutting-edge, hugely popular TV drama The Sopranos, hospitalized with an acute respiratory illness days after performing at a festival in Lancashire, England, and died on 5/21/2019, age 59.

Born: April 27, 1947

Died: September 27, 2019

Songwriter, producer and arranger best known for hit collaborations with Donna Summer, Cher and Barbra Streisand during the height of the disco era at disco-king Casablanca Records, produced and arranged Summer's Grammy-winning "Last Dance" (#3, 1978) and co-wrote most tracks and produced Cher's album Take Me Home (#25, 1979), died after a short battle with metastatic cancer on 9/27/2019, age 72.