- Feb 2 Graham Nash, British-American musician and singer-songwriter (The Hollies - "Bus Stop"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Our House"), born in Blackpool, Lancashire
- Feb 4 Johnny Gamble [Frank Rosano], American rockabilly singer (The Classics - "Wicked Woman"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Feb 5 Cory Wells [Emil Lewandowski], American rock vocalist (3 Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2015)
- Feb 6 Calvin Keys, American jazz guitarist, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2024)
- Feb 6 John London, American songwriter and bassist (Michael Nesmith band), born in Brazos County, Texas
- Feb 8 Terry Melcher [Terrence Jorden], American record producer and musician, Doris Day's son (The Rip Chords; The Byrds), born in New York City (d. 2004)
Carole King (82 years old)
Feb 9 American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, ("Up On The Roof"; "One Fine Day"; "Pleasant Valley Sunday") piano player, and singer (Tapestry - "You've Got A Friend"; "So Far Away"; "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman"), born in Manhattan, New York
- Feb 9 Charlie Morrow, American avant-garde composer, and sound artist, born in Newark, New Jersey
- Feb 9 Miloš Štědroň, Czech composer, born in Brno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
- Feb 11 Leon Haywood, American funk and soul singer, and keyboardist ("It's Got To Be Mellow"; "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
- Feb 11 Otis Clay, American gospel, soul, and R&B-singer ("That's How It Is (When You're In Love)"), born in Waxhaw, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- Feb 11 Tony Colton [Chalk], British singer-songwriter, and record producer (Head, Hands, and Feet), born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (d. 2020)
- Feb 12 Lionel Grigson, British jazz pianist, and horn player, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (d. 1994)
- Feb 12 Rick Frank, American drummer (Elephant's Memory), born in New York City (d. 1998)
- Feb 13 Peter Tork [Thorkelson], American musician and actor (The Monkees), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2019)
- Feb 15 Glyn Johns, British recording engineer and producer (Eagles; The Who; Eric Clapton), born in Epsom, Surrey, England
- Feb 16 Gabriel Brnčić, Chilean composer, and pedagogue, born in Santiago, Chile
- Feb 20 Charlie Gillett, British pop-rock and world music radio presenter and writer (The Sound of the City), born in Morecambe, Lancashire, England (d. 2010)
- Feb 24 Paul Jones, English rock singer (Manfred Mann - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy") and radio presenter (The Blues Show), born in Portsmouth, England
- Feb 25 Carlena Williams, American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; Humble Pie; Pink Floyd; The Carpenters; Donna Summer), born in North Carolina (d. 2013)
- Feb 26 Yōsuke Yamashita, Japanese jazz pianist, and composer of jazz, film scores, and classical works, born in Tokyo, Japan
Brian Jones (1942-1969)
Feb 28 British blues and rock guitarist, organist and sitar player (Rolling Stones, 1962-69), born in Gloucestershire, England
- Feb 28 Wilfred Gibson, British session and pop violinist (Electric Light Orchestra, 1972-73; ELO II, 1991-94; Berkeley Square Society Band), born in Dilston, England (d. 2021)
About February 1942
How Old? 82 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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