- Mar 1 Sido Martens, Dutch folk-rock guitarist, singer, and mandolin player (Fungus), born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Mar 2 Alain Chamfort [Le Govic], French rock singer-songwriter, and piano player, born in Paris, France
- Mar 3 Richie Cannata, American music producer, multi-instrumentalist and studio owner, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 4 Carroll Baker, Canadian country singer and songwriter, born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
- Mar 4 Doug Lofstrom, American double-bassist, contemporary classical and theater composer (Misdsummer Passage), and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 9 Kalevi Aho, Finnish composer, born in Forssa, Finland
- Mar 9 Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer, born in Hamina, Finland
- Mar 11 Richard de Bois, Dutch songwriter ("Ik Hou Van Jou"), record producer (Dollly Dots); Ivy Green), and drummer (Roek's Family; Ginger Ale), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008)
- Mar 12 Bill Payne, American rock keyboardist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), born in Waco, Texas
- Mar 12 Mike Gibbins, Welsh musician and drummer (Badfinger - "Come and Get It"; "No Matter What"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2005)
- Mar 13 Donny York, American rock singer (Sha Na Na,1969 - present), born in Boise, Idaho
- Mar 13 Julia Migenes, American soprano, born in New York City
- Mar 14 Peter "Ollie" Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), born in Southport, England (d. 1992)
- Mar 14 Roger Powell, American Moog synthesizer and keyboard player (Utopia - Deface The Music; Todd Rundgren), born in Front Royal, Virginia
- Mar 16 Elliott Murphy, American singer-songwriter (Aquashow), and author, born in Rockville Centre, New York
- Mar 18 Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and politician (Minister of Culture, 1990-96), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 18 Starr Danias, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in Queens, New York City
- Mar 20 Marcia Ball, American blues singer and pianist (Presumed Innocent), born in Orange, Texas
- Mar 21 Eddie Money [Mahoney], American rock singer-songwriter ("Two Tickets To Paradise"; 'Take Me Home Tonight"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2019)
- Mar 24 Nick Lowe, British rock bassist, singer, songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding"; Rockpile - "Teacher, Teacher"; solo -"Cruel To Be Kind"), and producer (Elvis Costello; Graham Parker), born in Walton-on-Thames, England
- Mar 24 Steve Lang, Canadian rock bassist (April Wine, 1976-84 - "Just Between You And Me"), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2017)
- Mar 25 Bob Ezrin, Canadian keyboardist and music producer (Alice Cooper; Peter Gabriel; Kiss; Pink Floyd), born in Toronto, Canada
- Mar 25 Kaja Danczowska, Polish classical violinist, and teacher, born in Kraków, Poland
- Mar 25 Klaus Mertens, German bass and bass-baritone singer, born in Kleve, West Germany
- Mar 25 Neil Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Amen Corner - "Bend Me Shape Me"), born in Llanbradach, South Wales (d. 2018)
- Mar 26 Fran Sheehan, American rock bassist (Boston - "More Than A Feeling"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 26 Vicki Lawrence, American television actress (The Carol Burnett Show; Mama's Family), and singer ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"), born in Inglewood, California
- Mar 27 Poul Ruders, Danish organist and composer (Four Compositions; Manhattan Abstraction; Sound And Simplicity), born in Ringsted, Denmark
- Mar 29 Dave Greenfield, British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (The Stranglers - "Golden Brown"), born in Brighton, England (d. 2020)
- Mar 29 Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist (Brecker Brothers), born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- Mar 30 (Richenda Antoinette) "Dana" Gillespie, British actress (Jesus Christ Superstar), and folk-pop-rock-blues singer-songwriter, born in Woking, Surrey, England
- Mar 30 Lene Lovich, English-American singer, songwriter and musician (Lucky Number), born in Detroit, Michigan
About March 1949
How Old? 75 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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