George Martin infused a lot of Bach
Whiter Shade of Pale as well
Eruption by The Eddie and accompaniment
“Whiter Shade of Pale as well”
That song borrows so heavily from Air on a G String, that Procol Harum should have sent residuals to the Neue Bachgesellschaft.
I routinely watch the Rick Beato youtube videos. Beato likes to ask rock musicians to name who they regard as the world’s greatest composer. Bach wins. I first started to pay attention to this when I heard Sting name Bach. I’m pretty sure Jimmy Page did the same. There’s been others whose names I don’t recall offhand.
Bach and Lutheran hymns are one and the same so I knew his music for as long as I can remember. It’s always had a strong appeal to me. But I was surprised by some of the musicians who think the same.
That’s what made EVH better than all of his imitators. EVH was influenced by classic music, while the ones who came after were influenced by other rock musicians. It’s like making a copy of a copy.