- Mar 4 Howard Greenfield, American song lyricist ("Calendar Girl"; "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"; theme to "Bewitched"), dies of a brain tumor at 50
- Mar 4 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock vocalist and pianist (The Band - "The Shape I'm In"; "Tears Of Rage"), commits suicide at 42
- Mar 11 Sonny Terry, American bind Piedmont blues musician, dies at 74
- Mar 14 Benno Ammann, Swiss composer (Missa Defensor Pacis) and conductor, dies at 81
- Mar 14 Jozef Kresanek, Slovak composer, dies at 73
- Mar 22 Mark Dinning, American singer ("Teen Angel"), dies of a heart attack at 52
- Mar 31 O'Kelly Isley, American rock singer (Isley Brothers. 1954-86 - "Shout"; "Twist and Shout"; "It's Your Thing"), dies of a heart attack at 48
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