- Mar 1 Gerry Boulet, French Canadian rock singer (Offenbach; Rendez-vous doux), born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (d. 1990)
- Mar 1 Tony Ashton, British musician (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), born in Blackburn, England (d. 2001)
- Mar 2 Bobby Eli [Eli Tatarsky], American session and touring guitarist (Philadelphia International Records; Sigma Sound; Salsoul Orchestra), songwriter, and producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) [1]
- Mar 4 Ralph Kirshbaum, American cellist (RNCM Manchester International Festival), born in Denton, Texas
- Mar 5 Murray Head, British singer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Chess - "One Night in Bangkok"), and actor (Sunday, Bloody Sunday), born in London, England
- Mar 5 Richard Bell, Canadian musician (Full Tilt Boogie Band), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007)
David Gilmour (78 years old)
Mar 6 British rock guitarist, and vocalist (Pink Floyd, 1968-2014 - "Comfortably Numb"), born in Cambridge, England
- Mar 7 Matthew Fisher, English rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), born in London, England
- Mar 7 Peter Wolf [Blankenfield], American rock singer (J. Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in the Bronx, New York City
- Mar 8 Randy Meisner, American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band; Linda Ronstadt; The Eagles, 1971-77 - "Take It To The Limit"), born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska (d. 2023)
- Mar 9 Jim Cregan, English rock musician, born in Yeovil, Somerset
- Mar 10 Gaylord Birch, American drummer (Reconstruction, Honey Dripper), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1996)
Liza Minnelli (78 years old)
Mar 12 American Tony, Oscar, and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress (The Sterile Cuckoo; Cabaret), born in Hollywood, California
- Mar 15 David Wall, British ballet dancer (Royal Ballet, 1966-84), and director (Royal Academy of Dancing, 1985-91), born in Chiswick, London (d. 2013)
- Mar 15 Howard Scott, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (War, 1969-94 - "Cisco Kid"; "Why Can’t We Be Friends?"), born in San Pedro, California
- Mar 16 Hubert Soudant, Dutch conductor (Utrecht Symphony. 1974-80; L'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, 1994–2004; Tokyo Symphony, 2004-14), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
- Mar 17 Harold Brown, American rock drummer (War, 1969-94 - "Summer": "Low Rider"), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 17 Michael Peter Finnissey, English composer, born in London, England
- Mar 19 Paul Atkinson, British rock guitarist (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), and record company executive, born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire (d. 2004)
- Mar 19 Ruth Pointer, American pop and R&B singer-songwriter (The Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited"), born in Oakland, California
- Mar 20 Barry “Frosty” Smith, American rock, country and blues touring and session drummer (Lee Michaels; Roky Erikson; Doug Sahm), born in Bellingham, Washington (d. 2017)
- Mar 20 Ranger Doug [Green], American Western swing music, singer, guitarist, and yodeler (Riders in the Sky - Cowboy Way), born in Great Lakes, Illinois
- Mar 21 Ray Dorset, British rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Mungo Jerry - "In The Summertime"), born in Ashford, England
- Mar 22 Melvin Sparks, American soul-jazz, hard bop, jazz-blues, and session guitarist (Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Jimmy McGriff), born in Houston Texas (d. 2011)
- Mar 22 Serge [Ruud Schaap], Dutch singer and guitarist (Saskia & Serge), born in Den Helder, Netherlands
- Mar 23 (Peter) "Pepe" Lienhard, Swiss saxophonist, bandleader and entertainer, born in Lenzburg, Switzerland
- Mar 24 Klaus Dinger, German musician (Kraftwerk; Neu!), born in Scherfede, Germany (d. 2008)
- Mar 24 Lee Oskar [Levitin], Danish rock and soul harmonica player (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mar 26 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- Mar 27 Andy Bown, British rock keyboard player (Peter Frampton; Status Quo., born in Beckenham, England
- Mar 27 Olaf Malolepski, German schlager singer (Die Flippers), born in Madgeburg, Germany
- Mar 28 Richard Sussman, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 29 Billy Thorpe, British-Australian musician (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs - "I Told The Brook", "Mashed Potato"; solo - "Children of the Sun"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2007)
- Mar 31 Al Nichol, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Turtles - "Elenore"), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
About March 1946
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No