THE MANAGER

2014 saw the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame having Brian Epstein and former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Oldham among its inductees.The first time a rock manager has ever been inducted on since the committee was founded over thirty years ago.The Hall of Fame is filled with controversy as it was criticized on different occassions regarding its eligibility and was questioned about some of the artists that were being nominated and inducted later on.

Brian Epstein's life is full of mystery and controversy itself,being the manager of the Beatles and a fact that he was a failure at acting and a disappointment at the army surprised his family on how he became a successful enterpreneur.

He was running his record store NEMS and was astonished when somebody asked him a record he had never heard of.The single was "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan which is also known to be one of the first recordings done by the Beatles as backing musicians to another artist.Epstein took pride in knowing the latest records at the time as his store was known to be the biggest in Northern England.He decided to go to the Cavern and check the band out.After having introduced himself,the Beatles were impressed by his personality that they agreed to be managed.

The first move was to kick Pete Best out of the band and have Ringo in his replacement and the Beatles were on their way. By the time Beatlemania was at its peak in the UK and later in the US,Epstein was enjoying a number of blind dates,nasal laughter and decided to rest in his laurels.He busied himself managing other bands and artists while the fab four conquered the entire world.

Brian Epstein was known to be gay though he didn't really came out of the closet during the peak of his career.Several rumors about his sexuality continued even after his death and that also includes a rumored possibility of having a relationship with John Lennon.Rumor goes that Epstein was attracted at first to Lennon,that prompted him to introduce himself to the band.Paul McCartney denied such accusations in an interview stressing the fact that there never was a relationship and that Lennon is purely heterosexual.

The pressures of being a manager took toll on him that he started having sleep disorders and was diagnosed with severe depression.Eric Andersen and the Cyrkle were among the artists that he managed across the pond with the former he spent a lot of time with in late 1966 and early 1967.Though he had a lot of boys and girls in his inner circle it was said that it was the Beatles where he kept returning to.Though he knew deep inside that his prime group is outgrowing him,a split with the fab four was said to have been mooted,but the band threatened to break up themselves than have that partition with him.

Epstein was said to have been hit the most when the Beatles decided to retire from playing live performances.Touring problems prompted the band to quit and it was decided that they'll just concentrate on the music they were making in the studio.Hurt and worried with the bleakness of the future,Epstein retreated further into drugs and several attempts to influence the fab four's musical direction often ended in humiliation especially at the hands of Lennon.


Brian Epstein died on August 27,1967 on an overdose of sleeping pills.He even went to a rehab a few weeks before he died,perhaps being stoned and depressed out of his mind that he managed to forget how many he should take,so he took them all.


BANDS AND SOLO ARTISTS UNDER BRIAN EPSTEIN'S MANAGEMENT

The Beatles (1963-1967,his death)

Cilla Black

The Fourmost

The Paramounts

The Big Three

Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers

Gerry and the Pacemakers

The Cyrkle

Eric Andersen

The Rustiks

Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas

The Applejacks

The Moody Blues (1965-1967)

Cream (1966-1967,his death)- In partnership with Robert Stigwood

Bee Gees (1966-1967,his death)-In partnership with Robert Stigwood


(c) Keith Vernon Adagio