George Martin grave (2016)

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Martin backstage at the Beatles' Love show, Las Vegas, c. 2006

Sir George Henry Martin, CBE (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums.^[1] Paul McCartney said upon Martin's death, "If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle, it was George".^[2]

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