Avoiding the whole “Fifth Beatle” rabbit hole, George Martin’s musical contributions to the band were immense. Not just his countless arrangements and orchestrations , but his keyboard playing on recordings: the Chuck Berry cover "Rock and Roll Music," “In My Life," "Good Day Sunshine," “Lovely Rita,” “Because,” and probably “Fixing a Hole.” Then there are all the vocal harmonies he helped the Fabs with…
This little honky tonk/barrelhouse solo of his is another example of his literal position in the band. He didn't play this solo this fast, as he sped up the recording three semitones. But it's still brilliant. I met him briefly in Santa Barbara at the Granada Theatre in early 2010. A real hero of mine.

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