Musicians Born in March 1908

  • Mar 3 Riccardo Nielsen, Italian composer and music director, born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1982)
  • Mar 7 Nat Gonella, British big band jazz trumpeter, mellophonist, singer, and bandleader (The Georgians; Oh, Monah), born in Islington, London, England (d. 1998)
  • Mar 7 Tomas de Manzarraga, Spanish composer, born in Igorre, Spain (d. 1988)
  • Mar 9 Luiz Cosme, Brazilian composer, born in Porte Alegre, Brazil (d. 1965)
  • Mar 13 Helen Sinclair Glatz (née Hunter), English composer, born in South Shields, Durham, England (d. 1996)
  • Mar 14 Nikolay Rakov, Russian composer, born in Kaluga, Russia (d. 1990)
  • Mar 17 Radie Britain, American composer, born near Silverton, Texas (d. 1994)
  • Mar 18 Louis "Loulou" Gasté, French songwriter ("Pour Toi" aka "Feelings"), born in Paris, France (d. 1995)
  • Mar 26 Hank Sylvern [Henry Silverstein], American organist, radio and television theme composer and musical director (Suspense; Jane Froman's USA Canteen; The Phil Silvers Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1964)
  • Mar 30 Camille Schmit, Belgian organist, composer, and educator, born in Aubangez, Belgium (d. 1976)
  • Mar 30 Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
  • Mar 31 Red Norvo [Kenneth Norville], American jazz vibraphonist known as "Mr. Swing" ("Congo Blues"; "Knockin' On Wood"), born in Beardstown, Illinois (d. 1999)

About March 1908

How Old? 116 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes

Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Signs: Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20), Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)