- Feb 1 Dennis Brown, Jamaican reggae singer ("Money In My Pocket"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1999)
- Feb 3 Luc Van Hove, Belgian contemporary classical composer (Stradella), born in Wilrijk, Belgium
- Feb 4 Don Davis, American trombonist, arranger, and composer, mostly for film (The Matrix), and television (Beauty & The Beast), born in Anaheim, California
- Feb 4 Philippe Saisse, French smooth jazz and session keyboardist, composer, and record producer, born in Marseille, France
- Feb 5 Nick Laird-Clowes, English singer-songwriter (The Dream Academy - "Life in a Northern Town"), record producer, and film score composer, born in London, England
- Feb 6 Jerry Marotta, American session and touring drummer (Orleans; Peter Gabriel; Indigo Girls; Tony Levin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Feb 6 Simon Phillips, English drummer & record producer (Toto), born in London
- Feb 7 Richard Cook, British jazz writer (The Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings), born in Kew, Surrey, England (d. 2007)
- Feb 13 Doris King, American country vocalist (Girls Next Door - "Slow Boat To China"), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Feb 13 Tony Butler, British session and touring rock bassist (Big Country, 1982-2012 - "In A Big Country"; "Wonderland"), born in Shepherd's Bush, London
- Feb 14 Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano, born in Posio, Finland
- Feb 15 Jake E Lee, American rock guitarist (Badlands, 1988-93; Ozzy Osborne, 1982-89), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- Feb 17 Loreena McKennitt, Canadian world and Celtic harpist, accordion, and piano player, singer, and composer ("The Mummer's Dance"), born in Morden, Manitoba
- Feb 19 Falco [Johann "Hans" Hölzel], Austrian rock vocalist ("Rock Me Amadeus"), born in Vienna, Austria
- Feb 25 Dennis Diken, American drummer (The Smithereens -"Only A Memory"), born in Belleville, New Jersey
- Feb 25 Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scottish pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Feb 27 Adrian Smith, English heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden - "Aces High"), born in London Borough of Hackney, London, England
- Feb 28 Cindy Wilson, American rock vocalist (B-52's - "Love Shack"), born in Athens, Georgia
- Feb 28 Ian Stanley, British rock keyboardist and songwriter (Tears For Fears, 1981-87 - "Shout"; "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"), born in Bath, England
- Feb 28 Paul Delph, American rock session and touring keyboardist and producer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1996)
- Feb 28 Phil Gould, British rock drummer and percussionist (Level 42 - "Something About You"), born in Hong Kong
About February 1957
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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