- Feb 4 Alex Harvey, Scottish rock and blues singer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), dies of a heart attack at 46
- Feb 8 Kurt Edelhagen, German jazz pianist and big bandleader, dies at 61
- Feb 14 Henk Schaer [Hendricus Schaareman], Dutch actor and conductor (Majoor Barbara, Lijmen), dies at 79
- Feb 17 Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer ("Straight, No Chaser"; "'Round Midnight"; "Brilliant Corners"), dies of a stroke at 64
- Feb 18 Nathaniel Shilkret, American conductor and musician (Victor Salon Orchestra), dies at 92
- Feb 21 Murray the K [Kaufman], American disk jockey sometimes referred to as the 5th Beatle, dies of cancer at 60
- Feb 26 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz guitarist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45
- Feb 27 Malika Sabirova, Soviet Tajik ballet dancer, dies at 39
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