George Martin
cyfansoddwr a aned yn 1926
Cynhyrchydd recordiau, trefnydd cerddoriaeth, cyfansoddwr, arweinydd, peiriannydd sain a cherddor o Loegr oedd Syr George Henry Martin CBE (3 Ionawr 1926 – 8 Mawrth 2016). Weithiau mae'n cael ei ddisgrifio fel y "pumed Beatle" gan gyfeirio at ei waith ar bob un o albymau gwreiddiol y Beatles.[1] Cyrhaeddodd 30 o senglau Martin rif un yn siartiau'r Deyrnas Unedig ac aeth 23 i rif un yn yr Unol Daleithiau.
| George Martin | |
|---|---|
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| Ganwyd | George Henry Martin  3 Ionawr 1926 Highbury |
| Bu farw | 8 Mawrth 2016 Coleshill |
| Label recordio | EMI, Parlophone Records, Apple Records, Capitol Records, United Artists Records, Island Records, Manticore Records, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, Canadian-American Records |
| Dinasyddiaeth | Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr ac Iwerddon, y Deyrnas Unedig |
| Alma mater | |
| Galwedigaeth | trefnydd cerdd, cyfansoddwr, arweinydd, peiriannydd sain, cerddor, cynhyrchydd recordiau |
| Arddull | cerddoriaeth roc, cerddoriaeth boblogaidd, cerddoriaeth glasurol |
| Gwobr/au | CBE, Gwobr Ymddiriedolwyr Grammy, Marchog Faglor, Gwobr James Joyce, Gwobr Grammy am Albwm y Flwyddyn, honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
Mynychodd Ysgol Gerdd a Drama y Guildhall rhwng 1947 a 1950, lle'r astudiai'r piano a'r obo. Ar ôl graddio, gweithiodd i adran gerddoriaeth glasurol y BBC, cyn ymuno ag EMI yn 1950. Cynhyrchodd Martin recordiau comedi a nofelti yn y 1950au cynnar, yn gweithio gyda Peter Sellers a Spike Milligan, ymysg eraill.
Ymestynnai gyrfa Martin dros chwe degawd o waith mewn cerddoriaeth, ffilm, teledu a pherfformio byw. Bu hefyd mewn swyddi gweithredol uwch mewn cwmnïau cyfryngol a chyfranodd i ystod eang o achosion da, yn cynnwys ei waith i'r Prince's Trust a ynys Montserrat yn y Caribi.
I gydnabod ei wasanaeth i'r diwydiant cerddoriaeth a diwylliant poblogaidd, fe'i gwnaed yn Farchog Gwyryf yn 1996.
Marwolaeth
golyguBu farw Martin ar noson 8 Mawrth 2016 yn 90 mlwydd oed.[2][3] Cyhoeddwyd ei farwolaeth gan Ringo Starr ar ei gyfrif Twitter.[4] Cadarnhawyd ei farwolaeth gan lefarydd ar ran Universal Music Group.[5] Nid yw achos ei farwolaeth wedi ei gyhoeddi eto.[6] Mae'n gadael ei wraig o bumdeg mlynedd, Judy Lockhart Smith, a phedwar o blant.[3]
Wrth gyhoeddi ei farwolaeth, dywedodd Starr: "God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara George will be missed xxx".[4] Ymatebodd Sean Lennon i farwolaeth Martin ar Twitter drwy ddweud: "I'm so gutted I don't have many words".[7]
Disgyddiaeth
golygu- Off the Beatle Track (1964 Parlophone PCS 3057)
- A Hard Day's Night: Instrumental Versions of the Motion Picture Score (19 Chwefror 1965, United Artists)
- George Martin Scores Instrumental Versions of the Hits (1965)
- Help! (1965 Columbia TWO 102)
- ..and I Love Her (1966 Columbia TWO 141)
- George Martin Instrumentally Salutes The Beatle Girls (1966)
- British Maid (1968 United Artists SULP 1196, ryddhawyd yn yr UDA fel London by George)
- Yellow Submarine (ochr un: The Beatles, ochr dau: The George Martin Orchestra, 1969)
- By George! (1970 Sunset SLS 50182, reissue of British Maid)
- Live and Let Die (cynhyrchydd i gân Paul McCartney', a cyfansoddwr y sgôr gerddorol, 1973)
- Beatles to Bond and Bach (1978)
- In My Life (1998)
- Produced by George Martin (2001)
- The Family Way (2003)
Disgyddiaeth ddethol (fel cynhyrchydd)
golygu- Sidney Torch – "Barwick Green" (The Archers theme) (1951)
- Jack Parnell – "The White Suit Samba" (1951)
- Jimmy Shand – "Bluebell Polka" (1952)
- Kenneth McKellar – "Ae Fond Kiss" (1952)
- Tommy Reilly – "Melody on the Move" (1952)
- Peter Ustinov – "Mock Mozart" (1952)
- Eve Boswell – "Pickin' A Chicken" (1955)
- Edna Savage – "Arrivederci Darling" (1955)
- Eamonn Andrews – "The Shifting Whispering Sands" (1956)
- Dick James – "Robin Hood" (1956)
- The Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band - "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" (1956)
- Johnny Dankworth – "Experiments With Mice" (1956)
- Shirley Abicair – "Smiley" (1956)
- Mandy Miller – "Nellie the Elephant" (1956)
- The Vipers Skiffle Group – "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" (1957)
- Jim Dale – "Be My Girl" (1957)
- Ian Wallace – "The Hippopotamus Song" (1957)
- Charlie Drake – "Splish Splash" (1958)
- Peter Sellers – "A Drop of the Hard Stuff" (1958)
- Humphrey Lyttelton – "Saturday Jump" (1959)
- Bruce Forsyth – "I'm in Charge" (1959)
- Flanders and Swann – At the Drop of a Hat (1960)
- Matt Monro – "Portrait of My Love" (1960)
- Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren – "Goodness Gracious Me" (1960)
- Beyond the Fringe (Original Cast Recording) (1961)
- Dudley Moore – "Strictly For the Birds" (1961)
- Bernard Cribbins – "Right Said Fred" (1962)
- Michael Bentine – "Football Results" (1962)
- Terry Scott – "My Brother" (1963)
- Joan Sims – "Oh Not Again Ken" (1963)
- Shirley Bassey – "I (Who Have Nothing)" (1963)
- David Frost and Millicent Martin – That Was the Week That Was (1963)
- Cambridge Circus (Original Cast Recording) (1963)
- Flanders and Swann – At the Drop of Another Hat (1964)
- Alma Cogan – "It's You" (1964)
- The Scaffold – "2 Day's Monday" (1966)
- Ron Goodwin – Adventure (1966)
- Edwards Hand – Edwards Hand (1969)
- Stan Getz – Marrakesh Express (1969)
- Ringo Starr – Sentimental Journey (1970)
- Seatrain – Seatrain (1970)
- The King's Singers – "The King's Singers Collection" (1972)
- Paul Winter Consort – Icarus (1972)
- The King's Singers – "A French Collection" (1973)
- The King's Singers – "Deck the Hall" (1973)
- John Williams – The Height Below (1973)
- Stackridge – The Man in the Bowler Hat (released as Pinafore Days in the US and Canada) (1974)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra – Apocalypse (1974)
- America – Holiday (1974)
- Tommy Steele – My Life, My Song (1974)
- Jeff Beck – Blow by Blow (1975)
- America – Hearts (1975)
- America – Hideaway (1976)
- American Flyer – American Flyer (1976)
- Jeff Beck – Wired (1976)
- Cleo Laine – Born On a Friday (1976)
- Jimmy Webb – El Mirage (1977)
- America – Harbor (1977)
- Neil Sedaka – A Song (1977)
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Original Soundtrack) (1978)
- Gary Brooker – No More Fear of Flying (1979)
- Cheap Trick – All Shook Up (1980)
- UFO – No Place to Run (1980)
- Little River Band – Time Exposure (1981)
- Ultravox – Quartet (1982)
- Paul McCartney – Tug of War (1982)
- Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace (1983)
- Paul McCartney – Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
- Andy Leek – Say Something (1988)
- Yoshiki – Eternal Melody (1993)
- Tommy (Original Cast Recording) (1993)
- Celine Dion – "The Reason" (1997)
- George Martin – In My Life (1998)
- The Beatles – Love (2006)
Cyfeiriadau
golygu- ↑ The completed "Let It Be" album was reproduced for release by Phil Spector, but Martin oversaw the production of the Beatles' recording sessions.
- ↑ Andy Greene (9 March 2016). "Beatles Producer George Martin Dead at 90". Rolling Stone.com. Archifwyd o'r gwreiddiol ar 2016-03-09. Cyrchwyd 9 March 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "George Martin Dead: Beatles' Producer and Arranger Was 90". Hollywood Reporter.com. Cyrchwyd 9 March 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ringo Starr". Twitter.com. 8 March 2016. Cyrchwyd 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "George Martin, Producer and Arranger for The Beatles, Dies at 90". Yahoo.com. 9 March 2016. Archifwyd o'r gwreiddiol ar 2016-03-09. Cyrchwyd 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Jennifer Frederick (9 March 2016). "Beatles Producer George Martin Dies Aged 90". Time.com. Cyrchwyd 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Valerie Edwards (9 March 2016). "Sir George Martin dies aged 90". Daily Mail.co.uk. Cyrchwyd 9 March 2016.
Llyfryddiaeth
golygu- The Beatles (2003). The Beatles Anthology (DVD). Apple records. ASIN: B00008GKEG.
- Lewis, Roger (1995). The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. London: Arrow. ISBN 978-0-09-974700-0.
- Lewisohn, Mark (2013). The Beatles: All These Years: Volume I: Tune In. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-1-4000-8305-3.
- Lewisohn, Mark (1990). The Beatles: Recording Sessions. Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition. ISBN 978-0-517-58182-7.
- MacDonald, Ian (1994). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-8050-2780-8.
- Martin, George (1983). Making Music. New York: William Morrow and Company. ISBN 0-688-01465-8.
- Martin, George (1995). All You Need Is Ears. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-11482-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Miles, Barry (2002). In the Sixties. Jonathan Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-06240-4.
- Mosley, Charles, gol. (2003). Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage. Crans, Switzerland: Burke’s Peerage.
- Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles – The Biography. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-80352-6.
- Ventham, Maxine (2002). Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives. London: Robson. ISBN 978-1-86105-530-9.
Dolenni allanol
golygu- George Martin – Bywgraffiad rheolwr Archifwyd 2016-04-09 yn y Peiriant Wayback
- George Martin ar wefan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- George Martin ar wefan Internet Movie Database
- College of Arms. Archifwyd 2004-08-27 yn y Peiriant Wayback The Arms of Sir George Martin, Kt., C.B.E. Archifwyd 2004-08-27 yn y Peiriant Wayback
- JazzWax.com: Four-part interview by Marc Myers for the Wall Street Journal[dolen farw]
- "Produced by George Martin" DVD review Archifwyd 2012-11-11 yn y Peiriant Wayback
- Interview at Hit Channel Archifwyd 2014-08-03 yn y Peiriant Wayback
- George Martin cyfweliad ar BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs, 6 Awst, 1982