- Mar 3 Georges Lonque, Belgian composer, dies at 66
- Mar 6 Nelson Eddy, American baritone (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65
- Mar 6 Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, (Psalmus Hungaricus; Hary Janos), dies at 84
- Mar 8 Herman "Ivory" Chittison, American jazz pianist (Harlem Rhythm Makers), dies at 58
Ina Boyle (1899-1967)
Mar 10 Irish composer (Glencree; The Magic Harp), dies of cancer at 68
- Mar 10 Yiorgos Batis, Greek composer and rebetiko musician, dies at about 82
- Mar 11 Geraldine Farrar, soprano/actress (Such Sweet Compulsion), dies at 85
- Mar 16 James Friskin, composer, dies at 80
- Mar 18 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
- Mar 24 Marc Lavry [Levin], Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek; Independence Symphony; Song of Songs], and conductor, dies at 63 [1]
- Mar 25 Renato Cellini, Italian conductor (b.c.1913)
- Mar 27 David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), dies at 69
- Mar 31 Hieronim Feicht, composer, dies at 72
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