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Sir George Henry Martin Wiki Biography

(Sir) George Henry Martin was born on 3 January 1926 in Highbury, North London England, and passed away on 8 March 2016 at his home in Wiltshire. From the ’60s he was known as ‘the fifth Beatle’, so critically involved was he in the arrangement and production of their music, for which he was justly recognised and appreciated, but actually he was far more than that.

So just how rich was George Martin? Sources estimate that at the time of his passing, George’s net worth was in excess of $400 million, accumulated during his career in the music industry, which eventually spanned over six decades.

George was educated at St Joseph’s elementary school and then St Ignatius’ College, and when evacuated during World War Two, at Bromley Grammar. He joined the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in 1943 although never saw active service, and used his demobilisation bonus in 1947 to pay for piano and oboe studies at Guildford School of Music and Drama – he had actually taken piano lessons from eight years of age, but didn’t consider a career in music until sometime later.

On graduation he worked briefly for the BBC music department, then joined EMI/Parlophone in 1950, becoming head of Parlophone Records in 1955 although specialising in classical and jazz music, and comedy albums with such as The Goons. His producing “Beyond the Fringe”(1960), based on Oxbridge ‘radicals’ of the time including Peter Cook and Dudley Moore really brought him to notice, and set his net worth rising steadily. George’s great strength was his depth of knowledge and the ability to use his talents – he was a musician, composer, producer, arranger,  conductor, and audio engineer, so was of enormous value to singers and musicians when it came to recordings, including in the burgeoning pop genre of the time.

In 1962 he agreed to sign The Beatles after other labels had turned down the group – hearing considerable promise in their composition “Please, Please Me” which became their first number one hit – and is credited with supervising the arrangement of many of the group’s tracks over the the seven succeeding years that they were together, from the relatively raw talent of the group members to the refined article that was eventually released. Many times George thought ‘outside the (pop)box’ – particularly notable were such as “Yesterday” with a string quartet, a piccolo trumpet solo in “Eleanor Rigby”, strings only to accompany “Strawberry Fields Forever”, and vari-speed editing with orchestra in “A Day in the Life”. Of course George was also instrumental in many of The Beatle’s mainstream hits too, significantly refining the group’s song-writing and musical talent to produce a string of number one hits on charts around the world. Very often he conducted the orchestral accompaniments to the tracks being recorded.

However, George Martin also worked with many other prominent music stars, many of whom say that they were extremely appreciative of his ability to get the best out of themselves personally and their music.  He produced “Alfie” for Cilla Black, and for other British artists such as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Jeff Beck, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Elton John and Kate Bush among others. He was also in demand from artists from the other side of the Atlantic, for such as  Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Neil Sedaka, Kenny Rogers, Carly Simon and Celine Dion. Significantly, George is the only producer to score number one hits in four decades, on both sides of the Atlantic. Of course this constant work meant that George’s net worth increased substantially.

Additionally, Martin composed, arranged and produced film scores from the early 1960s; the instrumental score for The Beatles film “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964), won an Academy Award nomination, as did his collaboration with Paul McCartney on the James Bond film score for “Live and Let Die”(1973), which he composed. Other film scores included “Pulp”(1972) starring Michael Caine and Mickey Rooney, and the John Schlesinger – directed “Honky Tonk Freeway”(1981) among many others.

Of course George Martin was also an author – “All You Need is Ears”(1979) with co-writer Jeremy Hornsby documented his time with The Beatles and other artists to that point. The self-explanatory “Summer of Love: The Making of Sgt Pepper” written with William Pearson was released in 1993, and his autobiography “Playback” was published in 2002. All contributed to his net worth.

George received many honours and awards – perhaps the highlight was his knighthood bestowed in 1996. He received seven Grammys, two BRIT Awards, and was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Among other degrees, Oxford University awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Music in 2011. He was also honoured by a BBC documentary “Produced by George Martin” in 2011, detailing his whole life with contributions from many of the stars of entertainment who he had worked with.

In his personal life, in January 1948 and while still at the Guildford Academy, George Martin married Sheena Chisholm, with whom he had two children. He subsequently married Judy Lockhart-Smith in 1966, by whom he is survived, and they also had two children.

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Sir George Henry Martin Quick Info

Sir George Henry Martin Trademarks

1. Bringing classical methods and orchestrations into pop recordings
2. His sophisticated production style – he is responsible for some of the Beatles’ most famous sounds
3. Deep authoritative voice and received pronunciation English accent

Sir George Henry Martin Quotes

• The very first records we made were just on two-track and then we had the great advance of four-track. We were able to actually overdub and start putting secondary voices on and guitar solos at a later stage and that kind of thing.
• [on “In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins] One of the best pop songs, I think, ever written.
• [on “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”] Looking back on Pepper, it was quite an icon. It probably did change the face of recording so it became a different kind of art form.
• Tape and electronics have brought enormous new feel to music. It’s surprising what you can do once you have a sound recorded on tape.
• [on Phil Spector’s controversial overdubs to the “Let It Be” record] It was so uncharacteristic of The Beatles. It went against everything The Beatles wanted to do with the record. He tried to use the same techniques that he used on other people’s records, and it didn’t work. I could understand why Paul (Paul McCartney) got so mad over it.
• Without Pet Sounds, Sgt Pepper wouldn’t have happened . . . Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds.
• If there is one person I would have to select as a living genius of pop music, it would be Brian Wilson.

Sir George Henry Martin Important Facts

• Preparing a Beatles musical extravaganza show for Las Vegas. Though not directly involved, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and the family of the late George Harrison have given their support. Premiere scheduled for 2007. [October 2006]
• Awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Honours List. [December 1995]
• Although already an accomplished pianist, Martin started to learn the guitar in order to communicate better with the Beatles, none of whom played the piano well when they started working with him. In return, they all started to improve their piano playing by buying a piano each. By Martin’s own admission, they learned the piano better than he managed to learn the guitar.
• Founded ‘Air-Edel Recording Studios’ with Herman Edel in 1969.
• Father of Gregory Paul Martin and Giles Martin.
• He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1996 Queen’s New Years Honours List for his services to Music.
• Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. The award was presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. [November 2006]
• Winner of the British Phonographic Industry Award for Outstanding Contribution in 1984.
• After the “Get Back” debacle in early 1969, Martin began recording less with the Beatles, for the first time in six years; producer’s duties were often filled in by Alan Parsons. Martin agreed to return for the “Abbey Road” sessions, however, on the band’s promise that everyone would work together “like the old days”.
• Along with producing the Beatles’ recordings, Martin often joined them on the playing end, adding keyboards to their lineup – thus becoming the real “Fifth Beatle” if there ever was one.
• While Martin worked mostly hand-and-glove with Paul McCartney musically, he often found John Lennon’s musical ideas considerably challenging. Martin always met the challenge, though, contributing the orchestral windup to the mix of “A Day In The Life”, and the use of old circus pipes recordings in “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite”.
• When Martin met John Lennon in Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he took Lennon to task for some critical comments he’d made about Martin, published in “Rolling Stone”. Lennon gave Martin a rare apology, and praised him for his dedication and hard work. (For Lennon’s part, his “Rolling Stone” comments did include “George made us what we were in the studio,” and “He helped us develop a language to talk to [other] musicians.”)
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Non-Performer) in 1999.

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