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Martin, George, 1926-2016

LC control no.n 79115737
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML429.M34 Biography
Personal name headingMartin, George, 1926-2016
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See alsoCorporate body: George Martin Orchestra
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Birth date1926-01-03
Death date2016-03-08
Place of birthLondon (England)
AffiliationParlophone Company
Profession or occupationSound recording executives and producers Arrangers (Musicians) Composers Conductors (Music) Sound engineers Musicians
Special noteDo not confuse with George Martin, lawyer and author of books on opera, also b. 1926, who is established as: Martin, George Whitney
Found inHis All you need is ears, 1980: CIP galley t.p. (George Martin; promoted the Beatles) jacket of published book (b. 1926)
Copyright appl. EFO-80756 (George Martin; pseud., Graham Fisher [no publications in LC database])
Wikipedia, October 9, 2013 (George Martin; Sir George Henry Martin CBE; born January 3, 1926; English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician; sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums)
All music WWW site, October 9, 2013 (George Martin; born January 3, 1926, London, England)
New York times WWW site, viewed Mar. 9, 2016 (George Martin; Sir George Martin; b. George Henry Martin, Jan. 3, 1926, London; awarded a knighthood, 1996; d. Tuesday [Mar. 8, 2016], aged 90; urbane English record producer who signed the Beatles to a recording contract on the small Parlophone label after every other British record company had turned them down, and who guided them in their transformation from a regional dance band into the most inventive, influential, and studio-savvy rock group of the 1960s)
Associated languageeng