‘Fifth'Beatle’'dies' ' Sir'George'Henry'Martin'(CBE)'passed'away'in'his'sleep'at'his'home' on'the'8th'March'at'the'age'of'90.'The'cause'of'his'death'is'not'yet' known.' ' George'Martin'was'an'English'musician,'composer,'record'producer,' arranger,'conductor'and'audio'engineer.'He'was'often'called'the' ‘fifth'Beatle’'because'of'his'massive'involvement'on'each'of'The' Beatle’s'original'albums.'Alone,'George'Martin'was'mainly' responsible'for'The'Beatle’s'fame'and'had'worked'with'many'famous' people.'They'include:'Spike'Milligan,'Bruce'Forsyth,'Cilla'Black'and' Matt'Monro.' ' Through'out'his'life'he'won'many'awards'for'his'achievements'in' music'and'film.'He'won:'' •! Grammy'award'6'times'in'1967,'1967,'1973,'1993,'2007'and' 2007' •! The'Academy'award'1964' •! The'BRIT'award'1977,'1984' •! And'he'earned'his'place'in'the'rock'and'roll'hall'of'fame.' ' In'1996,'George'Martin'became'Sir'George'Martin'when'he'was' made'a'Knight'Bachelor.'This'was'because'of'his'services'to'popular' culture'and'the'music'industry.''' ' George'first'heard'about'The'Beatles'when'a'man'named'Sid' Coleman'told'him'about'Brian'Epstein'(who'was'the'manager'of'The' Beatles)'and'thought'that'George'might'be'interested'in'the'group.' Even'though'they'had'been'turned'down'by'Decca'records.'Before' that'he'had'a'number'1'hit'with'Temperance'Seven'and'only'minor' successes'with'pop'music.'After'the'call'with'Sid'Coleman,'a'meeting' was'arranged'between'Epstein'and'George.'George’s'first'thoughts' on'the'band'was'that'they'were'‘rather'unpromising’'but'liked'the' sound'of'McCartney’s'and'Lennon’s'voices.'Another'meeting'was' arranged'and'this'time'George'Martin'signed'The'Beatles'without' having'heard'them'sing'live.'However,'George'Martin'refused'to'sign' the'deal'himself'until'he'heard'an'audition.'Therefore,'The'Beatles' auditioned'for'George'in'May'1962'where'the'members'of'The' Beatles’'jokes'and'wordplay'made'George'think'he'should'sign'them' for'their'wit'alone!'' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The'first'song'they'released'with'George'Martin'was'“How'Do'You' Do'It”'which'George'thought'was'a'sure'fire'hit,'even'though'Lennon' and'McCartney'weren’t'sure.'This'was'only'the'beginning'of'what' would'be'a'world'famous'band'and'producer.'