More celebrating old timers, and Beatles producer George Martin was celebrated at a concert at the University Of Southern California last week where Burt Bacharach, guitarist Jeff Beck and singer Tom Jones were among the artists who performed songs made famous by the legendary producer. All the celebrating came about because Martin was being presented with the Grammy Foundation Leadership Award, in recognition of his humanitarian and charitable efforts. The widows of both John Lennon and George Harrison, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, of course, were in attendance, though the two surviving Beatles were not - not that Martin minded. Collecting his award he said: "Yoko and Olivia are here tonight. Paul and Ringo can't be here, because they're doing their own tour. They're workaholics. I can't understand why, but they are".
Jul 14, 2008
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George Martin receives Grammy Foundation Leadership Award
Beatles producer George Martin received the Grammy Foundation Leadership Award at a USC concert where Burt Bacharach, Jeff Beck and Tom Jones performed his songs.