LEGENDARY British music producer George Martin, who turned the Beatles into global stars, has died at the age of 90, the band’s drummer Ringo Starr said Wednesday.

    “God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara. George will be missed,” Starr said on Twitter.

    Martin’s death was confirmed to The Times by a spokesperson for Universal Music Group.

    Martin produced nearly all of the Beatles’ recordings, advising them on songwriting and arranging and capturing the vitality of their early performances in the studio.

    As arranger, orchestrator and occasional player later in their career, Martin was responsible for some of the landmark moments of ’60s rock: the swelling symphonic buildup and the lingering last chord of “A Day in the Life,” the delicate, harpsichord-like piano on “In My Life,” the string arrangement for “Yesterday” that signaled the group’s expanding ambitions.

    (SD-Agencies)