- Mar 1 "Crazy Arms" single released by Ray Price - his 1st No.1 (Billboard Song of the Year 1956)
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Mar 2 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" single cover released by Elvis Presley
- Mar 3 Albert Hague and Arnold Horwitt's musical "Plain and Fancy", about an Amish wedding, closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 476 performances
- Mar 3 Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel"
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Mar 5 Capitol Records releases "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!", the tenth album by American singer Frank Sinatra: upbeat collection of pop tunes with jazz arrangements by Nelson Riddle became the first album ever to top the new UK Albums Chart
Music History
Mar 15 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady", adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", starring Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, and Stanley Holloway, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, later transferring to the Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 2,715 performances, winning 6 Tony Awards
Mr Wonderful
Mar 22 Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss's musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis Jr. and his father Sammy Davis Sr., opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances