Ringo Starr confirmed the death of legendary producer musical, which was 90 years
LONDON (AFP) .- the legendary British music producer George Martin, considered the” Fifth Beatle “for his key role in the global race of the Beatles, died at 90 years old, announced today Ringo Starr, drummer of the famous group.
” God bless George Martin, peace and love Judy and her family, “wrote Ringo Starr, 75, in a message on his Twitter account.
” We will miss George, “the message signed by Ringo and his wife Barbara, in which appears a photo of the Beatles with George Martin.
the Beatles began working with George Martin in June 1962, when the band’s manager, Brian Espstein, its discoverer, signed a contract with the editor of discs Emi-Parlophone.
George Martin, director of Emi-parlophone, which produced almost all disks in the quartet of Liverpool, was instrumental in integrating Ringo the group in replacement drummer Pete Best.
immediately after the announcement of the death of Martin were many messages of condolence worldwide. “The legends are coming home,” wrote Lenny Kravitz referring to Martin, a “visionary producer”
“Sir George Martin was a giant of music -. With the Fab Four created pop music world’s most enduring “he tweeted British Prime Minister David Cameron. “Rest in peace George Martin. I’m so devastated that I have no words,” wrote Sean Lennon, under a picture of George Martin in Instagram. “I think Judy and Gile. My love forever,” added the son of John Lennon.
George Martin was born in 1926 in north London. Carpenter’s son, Martin studied at the prestigious music school Ghildhall and played oboe in nightclubs. He then worked at the BBC until 1955, when at age 29 he was appointed director of Parlophone.
George Martin had he felt the enormous potential of the Beatles from first contact in 1962. “I liked his unique appearance and was convinced we had a group of success, “he said in an interview to the magazine Melody Maker.
the first single from the band” Love me do “, which ranked fourth in the charts in October 1962, “was pretty bad but it was the best we could offer,” he had told. “Love Me Do” was followed by “Please Please Me”, which reached the second place, and “From Me To You” in April 1963, the first song was the first group that ranked first in the charts .
After the band split, George Martin created Air Studios in the Caribbean island of Montserrat, which had to close in 1989 due to damage from hurricane Hugo. He then worked with other artists such as Bob Dylan, Sting and Elton John. He also recorded two albums of former Beatle Paul McCartney, “Tug of War” and “Pipes of Peace”. He continued writing and working with charities music until his death.
Martin had two children, Alexis and Gregory, his first wife Sheena Chisolm and two children, Lucie and Giles, with his second wife Judy Lockhart . -SMITH
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