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    Geoff Emerick, The Beatles' Grammy-Winning Engineer, Dies At 72

    The British engineer parlayed an early love of music into a career spent contributing to one of the most indelible legacies in pop music history.
    by Andrew Flanagan Oct 03, 2018 2 minutes
    Geoff Emerick, left, with Ringo Starr in 1968. Emerick had just won a Grammy for his work on <em>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</em>.

    Geoff Emerick, an audio engineer best known for his work with The Beatles, died Tuesday at his home near Laurel Canyon, Calif., due to complications related to his pacemaker. Emerick's manager, William Zabaleta, confirmed his death to NPR. He was 72.

    Emerick had been in the hospital two weeks prior after experiencing trouble walking, but was ruled to have been

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