- Mar 1 Norman Connors, American jazz drummer, composer, and arranger ("You Are My Starship"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 1 Richard Festinger, American guitarist, pianist, and classical music composer (Between Thought and Thing; Le Pianiste), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- Mar 2 Larry Carlton, American jazz and rock session and touring guitarist (Crusaders; Joni Mitchell; Steely Dan), born in Torrance, California
- Mar 2 Rory Gallagher, Irish rock and blues guitarist and songwriter ("Born on the Wrong Side of Time"), born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1995)
- Mar 3 Terence "Snowy" White, British rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy, 1980-82; Roger Waters), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
- Mar 4 Chris Squire, British progressive rock bassist, founding and longest serving member of Yes, 1969-2014 ("The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"), born in Kingsbury, London, England (d. 2015)
- Mar 4 Mike Moran, English musician, film score composer (Time Bandits; Water), and songwriter ("Rock Bottom"), born in Leeds, England
- Mar 4 Shakin' Stevens [Michael Barrett], Welsh rock singer ("This Ole House"; "Oh Julie"; "You Drive Me Crazy"), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Mar 5 (Edmond) "Eddy" Grant, Guyanese–British reggae singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist ("Electric Avenue"), born in Plaisance, British Guiana
- Mar 5 Elaine Paige, British musical theater singer and actress (Evita; Sunset Boulevard), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- Mar 5 Jacques Kloes, Dutch rock singer (Dizzy Man's Band - "The Show"; "Matter of Facts"), born in Heemskerk, Holland (d. 2015)
- Mar 5 Richard Hickox, British organist, musical director, and conductor (City of London Sinfonia, 1971-2008; London Symphony Chorus from 1976-91), born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2008)
- Mar 8 Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio], American pop vocalist ("I Will Follow Him"), born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
- Mar 9 Chris Thompson, British singer and guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Blinded By the Light"), born in Ashford, Kent
- Mar 9 Jeffrey Osborne, American soul singer-songwriter ("On the Wings of Love"), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Mar 9 Jimmie Fadden, American singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 11 George Kooymans, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Mar 11 Jan Schelhaas, English progressive rock keyboardistn (Caravan, 1975-78 &2 002-present; Camel, 1978-81), born in Liverpool, England
- Mar 12 Dana Walden, American R&B keyboardist (Champaign - "How 'Bout Us"), born in Champaign, Illinois
James Taylor (76 years old)
Mar 12 American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Fire And Rain"; "You've Got A Friend"; "Shower The People"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 12 Les Holroyd, British progressive rock musician (Barclay James Harvest), born in Oldham England
- Mar 16 Michael Bruce, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Alice Cooper, 1969-73), born in Arizona
- Mar 16 Stuart Saunders Smith, American contemporary classical composer and percussionist (Links; Good Night), born in Portland, Maine
- Mar 17 Fran Byrne, Irish musician (Ace), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Mar 17 Jessica Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (In the Key of Monk), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2022)
- Mar 18 Bobby Whitlock, American rock singer, songwriter, and musician (Derek and the Dominos - "Bell Bottom Blues"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 19 Peep Lassmann, Estonian concert pianist, and educator (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, 1992-present), born in Tartu, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Andrew Lloyd Webber (76 years old)
Mar 22 British theatrical composer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Phantom of the Opera; Cats), born in London, England
- Mar 22 Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band: McCoys), born in Winchester, Indiana (d. 1993)
- Mar 23 David Olney, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2020)
- Mar 26 Kyung-Wha Chung, Korean violinist (Chung Sisters), born in Seoul, Korea
- Mar 26 Nash the Slash [Jeff Plewman], Canadian progressive rock electric violinist, mandolin player, keyboardist and composer (FM), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2014)
- Mar 26 Richard Tandy, British rock bassist (ELO), born in Birmingham, England
Steven Tyler (76 years old)
Mar 26 American rock vocalist (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"; "Dude Looks Like A Lady"), born in New York City
- Mar 28 John Evan, British rock keyboardist (Jethro Tull), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
- Mar 28 Milan Williams, American keyboardist (Commodores - "Three Times a Lady"), born in Okolona, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- Mar 30 Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock vocalist (Black Oak Arkansas), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
- Mar 31 Thijs van Leer, Dutch rock singer, organist, and flutist (Focus - "Hocus Pocus"; Introspection), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
About March 1948
How Old? 76 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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