- Feb 8 Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 75
- Feb 9 (Woodrow Wilson) "Buddy" Johnson, American jump blues pianist, bandleader, and songwriter ("They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool"; "Since I Fell for You"), dies from a brain tumor and sickle cell anemia at 62
- Feb 10 Grace Williams, Welsh composer (1st British woman to score a feature film), dies at 70
- Feb 26 (Booker T. Washington) "Bukka" White, American country and Delta blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("Shake'Em On Down"; "Parchman Farm Blues"), dies of cancer at 70
- Feb 26 Maxime Jacob, French composer and organist, dies at 71
- Feb 26 Sherman Garnes, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers), dies of a heart attack at 36
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