Events in Music
- Mar 1 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 123 performances
- Mar 3 2nd Eurovision Song Contest: Corry Brokken for Netherlands wins singing "Net als toen" in Frankfurt
- Mar 8 1st performance of David Diamond's 6th Symphony in Boston
Music Single
Mar 22 "All Shook Up" single released by Elvis Presley
Television Premiere
Mar 31 Rodgers & Hammerstein's live television musical "Cinderella", starring Julie Andrews, with Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley, premieres on CBS-TV
Birthdays in Music
- Mar 1 Jon Carroll, American pop vocalist (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight"), born in Washington, D.C.
- Mar 5 Mark E. Smith, British rock vocalist (The Fall; The Post - "Nearly Man"), born in Broughton, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
- Mar 6 Edward "Eddie" Deezen, American actor (Grease; I Wanna Hold Your Hand), born in Cumberland, Maryland
- Mar 8 Billy Childs, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 8 Clive Burr, English drummer (Iron Maiden, 1979-82), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- Mar 9 Mark Mancina, American film score composer (Speed; Bad Boys; Moana), born in Santa Monica, California
- Mar 11 Cheryl Lynn, American singer
- Mar 12 Marlon D Jackson, singer (Jackson 5 - "Stop! The Love You Save May Be Your Own"), born in Gary, Indiana
- Mar 17 Hamish Kilgour. New Zealand drummer (The Clean - "Tally Ho!"), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- Mar 18 György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép)
- Mar 18 Melvin Gentry, American R&B singer and guitarist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator")
- Mar 22 Stephanie Mills, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Wiz), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 27 Billy MacKenzie, Scottish rock vocalist (The Associates - "Affectionate Punch"), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 1997)
Weddings in Music
Billie Holiday
Mar 28 Jazz musician Billie Holiday (41) weds mob enforcer Louis McKay
