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George Martin
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English record producer (1926–2016)
George Martin was an English record producer who worked from 1926 to 2016 and is best known for producing the Beatles' albums during their most creative period. His innovative work in the recording studio helped shape the sound of modern popular music and made him one of the most influential figures in music history.
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Key facts
- Born
- George Henry Martin , ( 1926-01-03 ) 3 January 1926, London, England
- Died
- 8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) (aged 90), Coleshill, Oxfordshire , England
- Alma mater
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Occupations
- Record producer arranger composer conductor musician
- Known for
- Working with :, The Beatles America Cilla Black Jeff Beck Mahavishnu Orchestra Paul McCartney Ringo Starr Gerry and the Pacemakers
- Spouses
- Sheena Chisholm ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) Judy Lockhart Smith, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
- Children
- 4, including Giles and Gregory Paul Martin
- Genres
- Rock pop classical comedy
- Instruments
- Keyboards oboe
- Years active
- 1950–2006
- Labels
- EMI Parlophone Apple
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Highbury
- Place of death
- Coleshill
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- sound engineering
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Canadian-American Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- George Martin - backstage at LOVE.jpg
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- honorific prefix
- Sir
- Commons category
- George Martin
- date of birth
- 1926-01-03
- topic's main category
- Category:George Martin
- date of death
- 2016-03-08
- name in native language
- George Martin
- birth name
- George Henry Martin
- different from
- George Martin
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Maddalena Fagandini
- related category
- Category:Films scored by George Martin
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "fifth Beatle" due to his extensive involvement in each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin's formal musical expertise and interest in novel recording practices facilitated the group's rudimentary musical education and desire for new musical sounds to record. Most of their orchestral and string arrangements were written by Martin, and he played piano or keyboards on a number of their records. Their collaborations resulted in popular, highly acclaimed records with innovative sounds, such as the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Martin's career spanned more than sixty years in music, film, television and live performance. Before working with the Beatles and other pop musicians, he produced comedy and novelty records in the 1950s and early 1960s as the head of EMI's Parlophone label, working with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Bernard Cribbins, among others. In 1965, he left EMI and formed his own production company, Associated Independent Recording.
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