'Fifth Beatle' Sir George Martin dies at 90

ITV News Correspondent Nina Nannar reports

George Martin "saw the real talent in John Lennon and Paul McCartney", Beatles biographer Philip Norman said as he paid tribute to the star.

Martin, who signed the Beatles, died yesterday aged 90. He is survived by his wife Judy and four children.

Mr Norman told ITV News: "He devoted himself to making it sound as good as it could. He became a celebrity producer although he didn't want to be a celebrity."

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Parlophone has honoured George Martin, its ex-chairman who signed the Beatles to the record label in 1962.

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Abbey Road Studios has expressed its “deepest condolences” to "fifth Beatle" George Martin's family following his death at the age of 90.

It has promised to continue the Beatles producer's "visionary legacy" at the famous music studios.

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Abbey Road Studios, a converted Georgian townhouse in St John's Wood, north London, rose to fame in the 1960s as the Beatles recorded almost all of their albums and singles there - even naming their 1969 album Abbey Road.

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Producer and music director Giles Martin, has posted a touching online tribute to his pop impresario father George Martin, writing on Twitter that he will miss him "more than words can say."

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Martin, who signed the Beatles, died yesterday aged 90. He is survived by his wife Judy and four children.

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Producer and singer Midge Ure has spoken about the death of Sir George Martin, describing him as "one of the most wonderful people I have ever met."

In a phone call to GMB, Ure says "we all learned from George."

He credited Martin not only with giving the world the Fab Four, but with pioneering stereo music.

"Up until George got involved with the music industry, everything was in mono," he explains. "George insisted that we bring in a three-track tape recorder."

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