- Mar 3 Frank Marocco, American jazz, pop, classical, and session accordionist, arranger and composer, dies at 81
- Mar 3 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma), dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 64
- Mar 6 Gene “Joe” Byrd, American jazz bassist (Charlie Byrd Trio), dies in a car crash at 78
- Mar 6 Lucia Mannucci, Italian jazz singer (Quartetto Cetra, 1947-88), dies at 91
- Mar 6 Robert Sherman, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter, with his brother, Richard (Mary Poppins; The Jungle Book; "You're Sixteen"), dies at 86 [1]
- Mar 7 Jimmy Ellis, American soul singer, dies from complications from Alzheimer's disease at 74
- Mar 10 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, dies at 92
- Mar 11 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, dies at 79
- Mar 12 Michael Hossack, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers), dies of cancer at 65
- Mar 18 Jalal Zolfonun, Iranian composer (Gol-e Sadbarg), setar (Persian lute) player, and teacher, dies of a heart attack at 74
- Mar 24 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, dies at 83
- Mar 28 Alexander Arutiunian [Harut'unyan], Soviet Armenian classical pianist and composer (Trumpet Concerto), dies at 91
- Mar 28 Earl Scruggs, American bluegrass banjo player (Flatt & Scruggs - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"; "Ballad of Jed Clampett"), dies from natural causes at 88