April 29

Events

 * 1921 - becomes general manager of RCA

Births

 * 1842 –, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
 * 1879 –, English conductor (d. 1961)
 * 1895 –, English conductor (d. 1967)
 * 1899 –, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974)
 * 1915 –, American singer (Mills Brothers) (d. 1999)
 * 1920 –, American composer
 * 1922 –, Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player
 * 1928 –, American singer (The Coasters)
 * 1929 –, American jazz musician (d. 2006)
 * 1929 –, Australian composer
 * 1931 –, Scottish musician (d. 2002)
 * 1932 –, American soprano (d. 2005)
 * 1933 –, American poet and composer
 * 1934 –, American musician
 * 1936 –, Indian-born conductor
 * 1936 –, American singer
 * 1936 –, American singer
 * 1945 –, American singer (d. 1970)
 * 1947 –, American musician
 * 1948 –, German guitarist and violinist (Can) (d. 2001)
 * 1955 –, American voice actress
 * 1955 –, Canadian baritone
 * 1956 –, Norwegian singer
 * 1957 –, American guitarist
 * 1960 –, English bassist
 * 1967 –, American rapper
 * 1968 –, American singer
 * 1969 –, Turkish singer
 * 1970 –, American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini)
 * 1973 –, Swedish heavy metal vocalist
 * 1974 –, Indonesian singer
 * 1974 –, Canadian violinist
 * 1975 –, Hungarian radio DJ
 * 1979 –, British singer (S Club)
 * 1979 –, English drummer (Bloc Party)
 * 1980 –, Irish singer (Westlife)
 * 1988 –, Korean pop singer

Deaths

 * 1935 –, American blues singer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1905)
 * 1961 –, American folk singer (b. 1918)
 * 1967 –, American musician (b. 1929)
 * 1993 –, British musician (b. 1946)