- Mar 1 Jerry Fisher, American R&B singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in DeKalb, Texas
- Mar 1 Michael Giles, British drummer (King Crimson, Giles, Giles & Fripp), born in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England
- Mar 2 Lou Reed, American rock vocalist, songwriter and guitarist (Velvet Underground - "Sweet Jane"; solo - "Walk On The Wild Side"), born in New York City (d. 2013)
- Mar 2 Luc Plamondon, French Canadian musical lyricist, born in Saint-Raymond, Quebec
- Mar 3 Mike Pender [Prendergast], British rock vocalist and guitarist (The Searchers - "Needles & Pins"), born in Liverpool, England
- Mar 4 Alexander Tekeliev, Bulgarian composer, and pedagogue, born in Svilengrad, Bulgaria
- Mar 4 Bob Wootton, American country and rockabilly guitarist (Johnny Cash, 1968-97), born in Paris, Arkansas (d. 2017)
- Mar 6 Charles Tolliver, American jazz trumpeter (Impact), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Mar 6 Flora Purim, Brazilian jazz singer (Return To Forever; Airto), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mar 7 (Hamilton) Bohannon, American R&B and disco percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer ("Save Their Souls"), born in Newnan, Georgia, d. 2020)
- Mar 7 Tammy Faye Bakker (née Messner), American Christian singer and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club), born in International Falls, Minnesota (d. 2007)
- Mar 8 Ralph Ellis, British rock guitarist (The Swinging Blue Jeans – "Hippy Hippy Shake"), born in Liverpool, England
- Mar 9 Gary Walker [Leeds], American musician (The Standells; The Walker Brothers), born in Glendale, California
- Mar 9 John Cale, Welsh musician, composer and singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground), born in Garnant, Wales
- Mar 9 Mark Lindsay, American rock vocalist (Paul Revere & Raiders - "Kicks"; "Indian Reservation"), born in Eugene, Oregon
- Mar 12 Brian O'Hara, English rock guitarist and singer (The Foremost - "A Little Loving"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1999)
- Mar 13 Bill Curbishley, British music and film producer and band manager (The Who, Judas Priest, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant), born in London, England
- Mar 15 Hughie Flint, British blues-rock drummer (John Mayall & The Blues Breakers, 1964-66; Bonzo Dog Band, 1971; The Blues Band, 1979-82), born in Manchester, England
- Mar 15 Montserrat Figueras, Catalan soprano and early music advocate (Hespèrion), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2011)
- Mar 16 Jerry Jeff Walker [Ronald Clyde Crosby], American country music singer and songwriter ("Mr. Bojangles"), born in Oneonta, New York (d. 2020)
- Mar 17 Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek rock singer-songwriter (Exadaktylos; MGC), and actor, born in Athens, Greece
- Mar 19 Jeff Neighbour, American rock bassist, and ukulele player (Joy of Cooking), born in Mason City, Washington
- Mar 19 Robin Luke, American rockabilly singer ("Susie Darlin'"), and later college professor, born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 22 Jorge Ben [Menezes], Brazilian samba-rock and tropicalia musician and songwriter ("Mas que Nada"), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mar 23 Jimmy Miller, American record producer and musician (The Rolling Stones), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Mar 25 American singer known as "The Queen of Soul" ("Respect"; "Think"; "Chain of Fools"), pianist, songwriter, and first female performer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 28 Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass (La Scala, 1981- ; Metropolitan Opera, 1984-), born in Colby, Kansas
- Mar 30 Graeme Edge, British rock drummer, and poet (Moody Blues - "The Dream"; "Morning Glory"), born in Rocester, Staffordshire England (d. 2021)
- Mar 31 Hugh McCracken, American session guitarist (Aretha Franklin; Paul McCartney; Steely Dan; Billy Joel; John Lennon), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2013)
About March 1942
How Old? 82 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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