- Feb 1 (Christine) "Exene" Cervenka, American punk rock singer and poet (X), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 3 Lee Ranaldo, American rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Sonic Youth - "100%"), born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
- Feb 5 Vincent "Vinnie" Colaiuta, American touring and session rock and jazz drummer (Frank Zappa, 1979-83; Joni Mitchell, 1982-91; Sting, 1993-2003), born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania
- Feb 7 Mark St. John [Norton], American rock guitarist (KISS, April- November, 1984), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
- Feb 8 Dave Meros, American progressive rock bassist (Spock's Beard), born in Salinas, California
- Feb 11 David Uosikkinen, American drummer (The Hooters - "All You Zombies"; "And We Danced"), born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
- Feb 11 Didier Lockwood, French violinist, born in Calais, France (d. 2018)
- Feb 11 H.R. [Paul D. Hudson], British-American singer (Bad Brains), born in London, England
- Feb 11 Raoul Björkenheim, American avant-garde jazz guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 12 Brian Robertson, Scottish rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy), born in Clarkston, Scotland
- Feb 13 Peter Hook, English rock bassist (New Order - "Round & Round"; "Run"), born in Salford, United Kingdom
- Feb 17 Jeffrey Foskett, American session and touring singer and guitarist (The Beach Boys; Brian Wilson; Wondermints), born in San Jose, California (d. 2023)
- Feb 18 Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer, born in Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden (d. 1997)
- Feb 19 Dave Wakeling, British Rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The English Beat; General Public), born in Birmingham, England
- Feb 19 Peter Holsapple, American rock-pop singer-songwriter (The dB's; Continental Drifters), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- Feb 26 Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese pop singer,songwriter and film score composer, born in Chigasaki, Japan
About February 1956
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep (Feb 1 - Feb 11), Monkey (Feb 12 - Feb 29)
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)
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