- Feb 2 Peter MacBeth, British rock bassist (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"), born in West London, England
- Feb 3 Dennis Edwards, American pop and R&B singer (The Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"), born in Fairfield, Alabama (d. 2018)
- Feb 3 Eric Haydock [Haddock], British rock bassist (The Hollies, 1962-66 - "Look Through Any Window"), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England (d. 2019)
- Feb 4 Barry Beckett, American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2009)
- Feb 4 Jimmy Johnson, American session guitarist and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 2019)
- Feb 5 Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, French-American composer of Russian and Chinese parentage (Le va et le vient), born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (d. 2003)
- Feb 5 Larry Tamblyn, American rock guitarist (The Standells - "Dirty Water"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 6 Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte], American pop singer ("Turn Me Loose"; "Tiger"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 6 Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
- Feb 7 Walter Scott, American singer (Bob Kuban) whose murder was featured on "Forensic Files", born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1983)
- Feb 8 Creed Bratton [William Schneider], American rock guitarist (Grass Roots - "Sooner or Later"), and actor (The Office), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 8 José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer, born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2010)
- Feb 9 Barbara Lewis, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Hello Stranger"; "Baby I'm Yours"), born in Salem, Michigan
- Feb 9 Ryland Davies, Welsh operatic tenor, born in Cwm, Gwent, Wales (d. 2023)
- Feb 10 Ralph "Ral" Donner, American rock and roll singer ("You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- Feb 11 Alan Rubin, American jazz and session trumpeter and flugelhorn player (SNL; Blues Brothers) known as "Mr Fabulous", born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2011)
- Feb 11 Serge Lama [Chauvier], French singer ("Je suis malade"), born in Bordeaux, France
- Feb 13 Bill Szymczyk, American sound engineer, and record producer (The Eagles; Joe Walsh), born in Muskegon, Michigan
- Feb 14 Eric Anderson, American vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Feb 14 Maceo Parker, American tenor saxophonist (James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic, King's One, Mo' Roots), born in Kinston, North Carolina
- Feb 16 Anthony Dowell, English ballet dancer (Royal Ballet), born in London, England
- Feb 19 Lou Christie [Lugee Sacco], American singer-songwriter ("Lightnin' Strikes"), born in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania
- Feb 20 Eddy Offord, British audio engineer and record producer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Yes), born in the UK
- Feb 21 David Geffen, American record producer (Geffen Records; Asylum) and film studio executive (DreamWorks SKG), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 21 Duncan Swift, British jazz stride pianist, born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (d. 1997)
- Feb 24 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), born in 1943, Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2022) [1]
- Feb 25 Elliot Roberts [Rabinowitz] American music artist manager (Joni Mitchell; Neil Young), and label executive (Asylum Records), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
George Harrison (1943-2001)
Feb 25 British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Here Comes The Sun"; solo - "If Not For You"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), and movie producer (The Life of Brian, Time Bandits), born in Liverpool, England
- Feb 25 Maryann Amacher, American electronic music composer, and sound installation artist, born in Kane, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
- Feb 26 Bob "Bear" Hite, American vocalist (Canned Heat - "Going Up the Country"), born in Torrance, California (d. 1981)
- Feb 26 Paul Cotton, American country-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Poco - "Heart of the Night"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021) [1]
- Feb 27 Dilorom Saidaminova, Uzbek composer, educator, and songwriter, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Feb 27 Morten Lauridsen, American composer, born in Colfax, Washington
- Feb 28 Barbara Acklin, American soul singer ("Love Makes A Woman"), and songwriter ("Have You Seen Her"), born in Oakland, California (d. 1998)
- Feb 28 Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Feb 28 Donnie Iris [Dominic Ierace], American rock musician (The Cruisers), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
About February 1943
How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Horse (Feb 1 - Feb 3), Goat/Sheep (Feb 4 - Feb 28)
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)
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