Rest in peace George Martin

nooshinjohn
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Legendary Beatles producer George Martin has passed at the age of 90.

This horrible year for passings in the music world just got exponentially worse.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Rest easy.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,739
    Sir George Martin, RIP
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,057
    Yes, I just read this the "5" Beatles has passed. RIP
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,023
    R.I.P. to a true gentleman and professional with true vision. I don't have a good feeling about some others, including Merle Haggard who was just re-hospitalized with pneumonia. This could be a rough year for passings in the music world.
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  • sgtmick63
    sgtmick63 Posts: 166
    George Martin was a truly remarkable person, RIP Sir George
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    R.I.P. Sir George...
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    RIP indeed Sir George.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,846
    The 5th Beatle indeed.

    Went to the Daily Mail (UK) web site to see what they had to say about Sir George. Very nice write up.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3483404/George-Martin-producer-Beatles-dies-aged-90.html
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,907
    Mr. Martin, if I could have talked to anyone past or present, you were at the top of my list. I can only imagine the stories you would have to share.

    RIP.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,004
    RIP.....honestly though, I always thought the 5th Beatle was a reference to the original drummer.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/entertainment/george-martin-obit/index.html
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,907
    edited March 2016
    tonyb wrote: »
    RIP.....honestly though, I always thought the 5th Beatle was a reference to the original drummer.


    No, he was the fired Beatle wasn't he? Didn't Billy Preston often refer to himself as the 5th Beatle.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,972
    edited March 2016
    The whole Beatle census thing gets somewhat complex, as there was Stu Sutcliffe as well as Pete Best in the pre-Ringo days.

    Sir George's contributions to the moptops' sound, however, were unquestionable, and for his efforts the "fifth Beatle" sobriquet was indeed oft applied to him :- )

    He (and the recording engineers) got pretty amazing mileage out of a four-track studio & recorder(s)! Pretty darned good sound, too.

    Those Altec Duplex monitors in the control room didn't hurt, of course ;- )

    15406378686_aa511a7d39.jpgbeatlesinstudio 2 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Thanks for making so many wonderfully produced albums from so many special ,talented musicians and singers. R.I.P. Sir George Martin
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,972
    We just listened to "Rubber Soul", "Revolver" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Seemed fitting.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Once heard a story about some of the tracks for Sgt. Pepper's album were laid down on a Teac 3340 deck.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,972
    edited March 2016
    edit. ne'rmind, sorry
    :-p
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117

    RIP, now a bit of humor...

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