Without whom, the Beatles wouldn't sound near as close to the Beatles as they do today. Rest In Peace, Sir George.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-producer-george-martin-dead-at-90-20160309
RIP indeed :-(
People will make much of his genius, and they should, but I have even more regard for his craft and work ethic. Watch any "making of " for "Sgt. Pepper's" and, woven amidst the egos of the four musicians you will hear the story of a man who damn near drove himself crazy struggling against the technological limitations of the time. The friendly war between he and the Beatles and Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys created two of the most technologically marvelous albums of the century. And, to my knowledge, it didn't drive him mad the way it did Brian Wilson.
I thought at first that was supposed to be George R. R. Martin, and I laughed and laughed and laughed. >:D
^Don't say things like that, Jason. I'll be having nightmares for weeks.........with the ghost of Robert Jordan rattling a spectral typewriter in the background...........