- Mar 1 Johnny Jackson, American drummer (The Jackson 5), dies at 54
- Mar 4 Jan Felderhof, Dutch violinist and composer, dies at 98
- Mar 6 King Floyd, American soul singer-songwriter ("Groove Me"), dies of complications of a stroke and diabetes at 61
- Mar 7 Ali Farka Touré, Malian musician, dies at 66
- Mar 10 Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), dies at 73
- Mar 13 Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, dies at 84
- Mar 17 Bob Blue, American singer/songwriter (b. 1948)
- Mar 17 Chuck Tharp, American rock vocalist (The Fireballs - "Sugar Shack"), dies of cancer at 65
- Mar 18 Dan Gibson, musician (b. 1922)
- Mar 23 Cindy Walker, American songwriter ("Dream Baby"; "You Don't Know Me") and country singer, dies at 87
- Mar 23 Sarah Caldwell, American conductor/opera director (Flagstaff), dies at 82
- Mar 25 (Alvis) "Buck" Owens, American "Bakersfield Sound" country singer-songwriter ("Under Your Spell Again"), bandleader (The Buckaroos - "Act Naturally"), and TV personality (Hee Haw), dies of an apparent heart attack at 76
- Mar 25 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
- Mar 26 Nikki Sudden, British singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
- Mar 28 Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Irish musician (b. 1922)
- Mar 29 Werner Wolf Glaser, German-Swedish composer, dies at 95
- Mar 31 Jackie McLean, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1931 or 1932)
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