- Feb 2 Alan Caddy, English musician (The Tornados), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2000)
- Feb 8 Talib Rasul Hakim, composer
- Feb 9 Brian Bennett, rock drummer (Shadows), born in London, England
- Feb 10 Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic
- Feb 10 Jimmy Merchant, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall In Love), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 18 Fabrizio de André, Italian singer-songwriter (Storia di un impiegato), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1999)
- Feb 19 Smokey [William] Robinson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (The Miracles), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Feb 19 Bobby Rogers, US vocalist (Miracles-You Really Got a Hold on Me), (d. 2013)
- Feb 20 Barbara Ellis, American rocker (Fleetwoods), born in Olympia, Washington
- Feb 20 Christoph Eschenbach, German-born pianist and conductor, born in Breslau, Germany
- Feb 28 Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)
- Feb 29 Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer