Sir George Martin Tag Page
March 31st, 2008
By Mike
CNN just rebroadcast a Larry King interview with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr this past weekend. Originally broadcast last June, the interview also features Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono Lennon, and Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil. They celebrated the first year anniversary of the LOVE show, a high tech blend of modern circus theatre set to an exciting mashup of Beatles music remixed by Sir George Martin and his son Giles.
CNN filmed the tribute show from the Beatles Revolution Lounge at the Mirage in Las Vegas. There’s great dialog between Paul and Ringo, and an interesting story from Olivia talking about how George and Guy came to be friends and fans of each other’s work, and combined their talents to create the LOVE show, the first of it’s kind to celebrate the art and music of the Beatles.
The show’s soundtrack features the Beatles music remixed by Sir George Martin and his son Giles, from the original Abbey Road studio master tapes. LOVE The soundtrack album has both the stereo CD and the 5.1 surround sound DVD, which does sound awesome. The album won a Grammy this year for the surround sound mix.
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February 13th, 2008
By Mike
Who were the Grammy Award winners 40 years ago?
The 10th Grammy Awards were (for recordings in the year 1967:)
Album of the Year: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles,
George Martin (producer)
Record of the Year: “Up, Up and Away” by The 5th Dimension,
Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (producers)
Song of the Year: “Up, Up and Away” by the 5th Dimension,
Jimmy L. Webb (songwriter)
Contemporary Album:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts:
Peter Blake, Jann Haworth for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Best Engineered Recording:
G.E. Emerick for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Contemporary Single, Contemporary Vocal Group AND Group Vocal Performance:
“Up, Up, and Away” by the 5th Dimension
Best New Artist - Best Vocal Performance, Female AND Female Contemporary Vocal Solo: Bobbie Gentry for “Ode to Billie Joe” (she bested Jefferson Airplane and the 5th Dimension, who were also nominated in the New Artist catagory)
Best Comedy Performance: Bill Cosby for his Revenge album
Best Country & Western Performance Duet, Trio or Group:
Johnny Cash & June Carter for “Jackson”
Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Female AND Best Rhythm & Blues Recording:
Aretha Franklin for “Respect”
Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male: Lou Rawls for “Dead End …
February 11th, 2008
By Mike
Events like the Grammys are great learning moments. There’s so much more to most of these artists than their “hit songs.” Once you dig into their catalog and their roots, you find all kinds of things you may not have known before. But one thing’s for sure. This year’s 50th anniversary show really turned into solid gold.
I’d like to share a few of MY favorite Grammy moments with you…
Herbie Hancock surprised everyone with his win for Album of the Year with River: The Joni Letters. Presented by the legendary Quincy Jones, it was one of many “feel good” moments in this year’s Grammy show.
Vince Gill had the funniest line of the evening when Ringo Starr presented him with the Grammy for Best Country Album; “I just got an award presented to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye?”
Gotta love it. Bonnie Raitt introduced the classic rock segment of the show featuring John Fogerty, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard, who really rocked the house!
The LOVE Soundtrack Album won BOTH categories it was nominated in; Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other …
Last weekend I attended a special event hosted by the Grammy Foundation entitled: “An Evening with Sir George Martin – The Making of Sgt Pepper”. It was an amazing evening to be sure and there where a number of celebrities in the audience (I Remember spotting Slash and Nancy Sinatra). But of course we where all waiting for the man who is often referred to as the 5th Beatle. At 81 years old, Sir George is pretty spry, a great speaker, and very funny. Before getting into the making of the mos
As we posted below, Sir George Martin’s prodigious musical accomplishments were honored by the Grammy Foundation in LA Saturday, July 12. Conflicting schedules kept Macca and Ringo away but, despite their absence, it sounds like it was a terrific event. We would have loved to hear Tom tell his story and sing, accompanied by Jeff Beck and, then, Joe Walsh. We think these are great photos, especially the on on the top left. We would have posted this when it came out, but Tom’s show reviews and th
As we posted below, Sir George Martin’s prodigious musical accomplishments were honored by the Grammy Foundation in LA Saturday night. Conflicting schedules kept Macca and Ringo away but, despite their absence, it sounds like it was a terrific event. And we love the photos, especially the on on the top left. L.A. Times Music Blog/July 14, 2008 5:00pm Highlights from the Grammy tribute to Beatles producer George Martin The most touching moments at Saturday’s Grammy Foundation salute to lo
Saturday night in Los Angeles, as we discussed below, Tom joined in as one of the performers at the Starry Night Benefit honoring Sir George Martin, producer of the Beatles, who holds the Guiness Book of World Records title as the most successful music producer ever, with more than 50 #1 hits in the US and UK and more than 50 billion units sold. Here, obviously, is Sir Tom on the red carpet. Here’s a brief story about the event. We’re sure there’ll be more soon. Tonight, Tom begins several dat
By Barry Garron TCA -- Sir George Martin, who produced all of the Beatles' records and many others, is regarded by many as the greatest producer of all time. He came to the TCA press tour Saturday to talk up his latest project, "On Record: The Soundtrack of Our Lives." The title doesn't explain the show well, so I'll try. It's a look at the emergence of popular music in the 20th century. The show will have vintage footage as well as interviews with artists of pop, jazz, classical, R&B
On July 12, The Grammy Foundation will honor Sir George Martin on the USC campus. It is the signature, annual “Starry Night” – a special benefit dinner and concert. Sir George is a legendary, six-time GRAMMY winner, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1996. He is best known to the world as “The Beatles” who signed them, and produced and arranged most all Beatles records. The president of the Grammy Foundation and The Recording Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow will present the award to Mart
Sir George and the Summit May 19th, 2008 by Jeff Lanctot Sir George Martin delivered an exceptional keynote to end the Avenue A | Razorfish Client Summit last Thursday. His warm stories about the early days of the Beatles were enough to keep the crowd of 1000 fully engaged for over an hour. It was more than just good storytelling, though. His inspiring lessons about creativity and innovation were outstanding. The reinvention of the Beatles’ music into Cirque du Soleil’s Love is only the mo
This is pretty sweet. iVideosongs has Giles Martin, Grammy-winning producer of the Love project and son of Sir George Martin (famed producer of The Beatles) teaching viewers how to play some of the Fab Four's legendary hits including: Can't Buy Me Love, Help!, Come Together and Day Tripper. The preview looks awesome!
The Beatles’ LOVE won two Grammys(R) at the 50th Annual Grammy(R) Awards in the categories of Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Medium and Best Surround Sound Album. Ringo Starr joined LOVE’s producers, Sir George Martin, The Beatles’ legendary producer, and his son, music producer Giles Martin, to accept the award for Best Compilation Soundtrack during the live February 10 Grammy telecast from Los Angeles. “The idea for LOVE started with George H
