British music legend Sir George Martin, most famous for his work as composer, arranger and producer of all of The Beatles' original records has been honoured with a lifetime Grammy honour in Los Angeles this weekend, July 12.

Martin recieved his career honour at the Annual Grammy Foundation "Starry Night" charity gala dedicated to him from The Recording Academy's president Neil Portnow. The gala concluded with a concert with performances from singers Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach and Jeff Beck amongst others, covering popular songs from Martin's career.