This is part of an Irish Times interview I did with George Martin in 1994 when the Beatles "red" and "blue" albums were released on CD. When I was a teenager my dad heard Elanor Rigby and said "the genius behind that song is George Martin." The idea fascinated me. More than a quarter-century later, I got great delight sitting down with George Martin in Air Studio - also present was his son Giles who you will hear at the end of this podcast - and asking him about how important he felt his role was as the Beatles' producer, and if he felt he received due credit. I hope what comes across in this podcast is part of that sense of delight.

This is part of an Irish Times interview I did with George Martin in 1994 when the Beatles "red" and "blue" albums were released on CD. When I was a teenager my dad heard Elanor Rigby and said "the genius behind that song is George Martin." The idea fascinated me. More than a quarter-century later, I got great delight sitting down with George Martin in Air Studio - also present was his son Giles who you will hear at the end of this podcast - and asking him about how important he felt his role was as the Beatles' producer, and if he felt he received due credit. I hope what comes across in this podcast is part of that sense of delight.

This is part of an Irish Times interview I did with George Martin in 1994 when the Beatles "red" and "blue" albums were released on CD. When I was a teenager my dad heard Elanor Rigby and said "the genius behind that song is George Martin." The idea fascinated me. More than a quarter-century later, I got great delight sitting down with George Martin in Air Studio - also present was his son Giles who you will hear at the end of this podcast - and asking him about how important he felt his role was as the Beatles' producer, and if he felt he received due credit. I hope what comes across in this podcast is part of that sense of delight.&nbsp;

Talking with George Martin 1994 about his seminal role as the Beatles' producer

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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