Beatles Sir George Martin
The true Fifth Beatle
January 3, 1926 – March 8, 2016
Thank you
With the Beatles’ arrival in the US, various DJs adopted to themselves the nickname “Fifth Beatle” because they got to meet the Fab Four, play their music, and promote the mania. Of course, none of them were anywhere near what the adopted moniker implied.
When George Martin died on March 8, 2016, we knew that the true “fifth Beatle” was gone.
In the beginning as we stared at the backs of our first Beatle albums for something new, his was one of the names we always saw.
He never looked like a Beatle. Was not hip. Hair combed back. Conservative clothing.
Beatles Sir George Martin
He Knew
George Martin knew sound. George Martin knew talent. And his talent brought us the sound the Beatles had inside their heads and put that sound forever inside our hearts. He knew how to compress their coal into musical diamonds.
It would be unfair to say he rode the Beatles’ coattails to fame just as it would be unfair to say the Beatles would not have been famous without George Martin.
Fortune offered them the same breeze and we are forever fortunate that they boarded the same sloop.
Beatles Sir George Martin
Less than 10 hours of music!
From the New York Times obituary: “His collaboration with the Beatles inevitably overshadowed his other accomplishments. Between 1962 and 1970, Mr. Martin produced 13 albums and 22 singles for the group, a compact body of work that adds up to less than 10 hours of music but that revolutionized the popular music world.”
Those “other” credits of his go on several pages. The AllMusic site’s list included:
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