George Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Martin

English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Highbury, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Mar-2016

Profession: composer, audio engineer, conductor, record producer, musician, music arranger

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir George Henry Martin, (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.
Paul McCartney said upon Martin's death, "If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle, it was George".Martin's career spanned more than six decades of work in music, film, television and live performance.
Before working with the Beatles and other pop musicians, he produced comedy and novelty records in the early 1950s, working with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Bernard Cribbins, among others.
In his career he produced 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States.
He also held a number of senior executive roles at media companies and contributed to a wide range of charitable causes, including his work for The Prince's Trust and the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
In recognition of his services to the music industry and popular culture, he was made a Knight Bachelor in 1996.