- Mar 1 Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer, dies at 66
- Mar 3 Alfred Sendrey [Szendrei], Hungarian-American organist, conductor, musicologist, and composer, dies at 92
- Mar 7 Erwin Kroll, German composer, dies at 90
- Mar 11 Louis Gesensway, Latvian-American violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1926-71), and composer (Ode To Peace), dies at 70
- Mar 18 James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73
- Mar 18 Robert de Roos, Dutch composer, dies at 69
- Mar 19 George Sklavos, Greek composer, dies at 87
- Mar 19 Paul Kossoff, British rock guitarist (Free - "All Right Now"), dies on flight from Los Angeles to New York of a pulmonary embolism at 25
- Mar 30 Reuben "Rube" Bloom, American pianist, arranger, bandleader (The Bayou Boys), songwriter ("Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"; "Give Me the Simple Life"), dies at 73
Country Singers
Jazz Musicians
Opera Singers
Pop Stars
Rappers
Rockers