- Feb 5 Richard Hayman, American orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 93
- Feb 11 Alice Babs [Nilson], Swedish jazz singer (The Swe-Danes; Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts), and actress (Swing It, Teacher!), dies of Alzheimer's disease complications at 90
- Feb 16 Raymond Louis "Ray" Kennedy, American songwriter ("Sail On, Sailor"), session and touring singer, musician, and record producer, dies at 67
- Feb 17 Bob Casale, (aka Bob 2), American new wave rock musician (Devo - "Whip It!"), and record producer, dies from heart failure at 61
- Feb 18 Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer, dies at 99
- Feb 19 Imre Olsvik, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 82
- Feb 25 Paco de Lucía, Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer, dies of a heart attack at 66
- Feb 26 Frank Reed, American R&B singer (Chi-Lites, 1988-2014), dies at 59
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