- Feb 1 Dwayne Goettel, Canadian keyboardist and industrial-electronic music composer (Skinny Puppy), born in High Level, Alberta (d. 1995)
- Feb 1 Jani Lane [John Oswald], American heavy metal rock songwriter, and singer (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2011)
- Feb 1 Mario Pelchat, Canadian francophone singer, born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
- Feb 5 (Michael Andrew) "Duff" McKagan, American bassist (Guns N' Roses), born in Seattle, Washington
- Feb 5 Alexia Vassiliou, Cypriot singer and film score composer, born in Famagusta, Cyprus
- Feb 6 Gordon Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Tragically Hip), born in Amherstview, Ontario (d. 2017)
- Feb 6 Petras Geniušas, Lithuanian classical pianist, and educator, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR (now Lithuania)
- Feb 6 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
- Feb 9 Rachel Bolan [James Southworth], American musician and songwriter (Skid Row), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Feb 14 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing", English musician (The Wonder Stuff), born in Stourbridge, West Midlands (d. 1993)
- Feb 18 Paul Hanley, British musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers), born in Manchester, England
- Feb 19 Doug Aldrich, American rock guitarist (Burning Rain; Dead Daisies), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Feb 20 Terry Ilous, French rock vocalist (Great White, 2010-18; XYZ; The Vagabonds), born in Lyon, France
- Feb 23 John Norum, Swedish rock guitarist (Europe), born in Vardø, Norway
- Feb 27 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Feb 28 Rihards Dubra, Latvian composer, primarily of sacred choral works, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
- Feb 29 Jahred [Jared Gomes], Afro-Brazilian-American rapper and singer (Hed PE; The Clue), born in California
About February 1964
How Old? 60 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes