George Martin

George Martin is, in my view, the most important hidden hand in modern pop. The "fifth Beatle" label undersells him; he was the classically trained craftsman who translated four restless young men's instincts into era-defining records, then stepped out of the spotlight he had every right to claim. Knighthoods, a Grammy for Album of the Year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, all deserved, but what moves me is the humility. He believed in other people's genius and served it. His death in 2016 felt like losing a load-bearing pillar of music itself.

Name (English)

George Martin

Name (Japanese)

ジョージ・マーティン

Reading

じょーじ・まーてぃん

Born

January 3, 1926 – March 8, 2016

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger

Origin

Highbury, United Kingdom

Occupation

music arranger / composer / conductor / audio engineer / musician

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1996 Grammy Trustees Award
• Knight Bachelor
• James Joyce Awards
• 1968 Grammy Award for Album of the Year
• 1989 honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music
• 1999 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Martin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191819

Tags

• music arranger
• composer
• conductor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.