Musicians Born in February 1902

  • Feb 1 Carlo Borbolla, Cuban pianist, organist, and composer, born in Manzanillo, Cuba (d. 1990)

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

Feb 1 American poet (Weary Blues), playwright (Mulatto), and librettist (Troubled Island), born in Joplin, Missouri

  • Feb 5 Bronislaw Kaper, Polish-American Academy Award-winning film composer (Green Dolphin Street; Lili; The Brothers Karamazov), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1983)
  • Feb 6 George Brunies, American musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1974)
  • Feb 9 Blanche Calloway, American jazz vocalist, bandleader (Twelve Clouds of Joy), civil rights activist, and broadcaster, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1978)
  • Feb 10 Jack Pettis, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, born in Ehrmandale, Indiana (d. 1963)
  • Feb 12 William D. Revelli, American bandleader, born in Spring Gulch, Colorado (d. 1994)
  • Feb 13 Valentin Ruiz Aznar, Spanish choirmaster, composer, and priest, born in Borja, Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1972)
  • Feb 14 Fred Scott, American actor and singing cowboy, known as "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo" (Melody of the Plains), born in Fresno, California (d. 1991)
  • Feb 19 John Bubbles, American rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1986)
  • Feb 21 Bob Scholte, Dutch vocalist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
  • Feb 26 Rudolf Moralt, German conductor (Vienna State Opera, 1940-58), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1958)

About February 1902

How Old? 122 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Ox (Feb 1 - Feb 7), Tiger (Feb 8 - Feb 28)
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)