Birthdays in Music
- Feb 1 Sadao Watanabe, Japanese jazz and bossa nova saxophonist, and flute player, born in Utsunomiya, Japan
- Feb 4 Toshi Ichiyanagi, Japanese avant-garde composer, pianist, and first husband of Yoko Ono, born in Kobe, Japan (d. 2022)
- Feb 5 Ron Wilson, US percussionist (Joy of Cooking)
- Feb 8 Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano (Ilya-Idomeneo), born in Rotterdam, Holland
- Feb 9 Maria Dybbro, Danish jazz saxophonist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Feb 10 Don Wilson, American rock guitarist (The Ventures - "Hawaii 5-0 Theme"; "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2022)
- Feb 14 Andrey Mikhaylovich Volkonsky, Russian composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2008)
- Feb 14 Bertram Turetzky, American classical, jazz, klezmer double bassist, composer, pedagogue, and author (The Contemporary Contrabass), born in Norwich, Connecticut
- Feb 18 Elly Belder-Ameling, Dutch soprano
Yoko Ono (90 years old)
Feb 18 Japanese artist, poet, singer, and second wife of John Lennon born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan [1]
- Feb 20 Charles Kynard, American soul, jazz, and funk Hammond B-3 organ player ("Reelin' With The Feelin'"), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1979)
- Feb 20 Jan Henrik Kayser, Norwegian concert pianist (Grieg Prize, 1978), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2016)
- Feb 21 Bob Rafelson, American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Monkees), and film maker (Five Easy Pieces; Easy Rider; Head), born in New York City(d. 2022)
Nina Simone (1933-2003)
Feb 21 American jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and civil rights activist (“Mississippi Goddam”; “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”, “Feeling Good”; “Wild Is The Wind”), born in Tyron, North Carolina
- Feb 22 Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.], American R&B singer ("Mother-in-Law"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2001)
- Feb 22 Louise Lopez, American disco singer (Odyssey -"Native New Yorker"; "Use It Up And Wear It Out"), born in Connecticut (d. 2015)
- Feb 24 David "Fathead" Newman, American jazz saxophonist (Ray Charles - "The Right Time"), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 2009)
- Feb 26 George Tindley, American soul singer and songwriter The Dreams; The Red Caps), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
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