- Feb 2 Richard Maxfield, American instrumental, electro-acoustic, and electronic music composer, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1969)
- Feb 2 Stan Getz [Stanley Gayetski], American big band, bebop, cool jazz, and bossa nova tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Getz/Gilberto), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- Feb 3 Val Doonican [Michael Valentine], Irish singer and entertainer, born in Waterford, Ireland (d. 2015)
- Feb 7 John Buller, British contemporary classical composer (Proença,; Illusions), born in London, England (d. 2004)
- Feb 7 Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, born in Montpellier, France (d. 2020) [1]
- Feb 7 Laurence "Laurie" Johnson, British film and television score composer (Dr. Strangelove; The Avengers), born in Hampstead, England (d. 2024) [1]
- Feb 8 Zdeněk Zouhar, Czech composer, and teacher, born in Kotvrdovice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
- Feb 9 Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2009)
- Feb 10 Brian Priestman, British conductor and teacher, born in Birmingham, England (d. 2014)
Leontyne Price (97 years old)
Feb 10 American opera soprano (Porgy & Bess, Aida; Metropolitan Opera. 1961-85), born in Laurel, Mississippi
- Feb 11 Michel Sénéchal, French operatic tenor, and educator, born in Paris (d. 2018)
- Feb 15 Gottfrid Gräsbeck, Finnish choral director, and composer, born in Turku, Finland (d. 2010)
- Feb 18 (Dorothy) "Dottie" Schwartz (née Hummitzsch), American barbershop quartet vocalist (The Chordettes, 1946-52), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
- Feb 21 Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer (Kaléidoscope), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1966)
- Feb 22 David Ahlstrom, American composer, born in Lancaster, New York (d. 1992)
- Feb 22 Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik], American singer and actor (Red Garters; 3 Redheads from Seattle), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
- Feb 23 Ivan Hrušovský, Slovak composer and educator (Rytmus), born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 2001)
- Feb 25 Jacques-Louis Monod, French pianist, conductor, and composer (Cantus Contra Cantum), born in Asnières, France (d. 2020)
- Feb 25 Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, born in Dickenson County, Virginia (d. 2016)
- Feb 25 René Thomas, Belgian jazz guitarist, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1975)
- Feb 26 Donald Gramm, American concert and opera bass-baritone, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
- Feb 28 Don Helms, American steel guitarist (Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys; Patsy Cline), born in New Brockton, Alabama (d. 2008)
About February 1927
How Old? 97 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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