Beatles press agent Tony Barrow passes away

The man who had christened the Beatles as the "fab four" has passed away at the age of 80 around two months after producer George Martin died of natural causes.

British tabloid The Mirror first reported of Barrow's passing as well as former friends and neighbors from Liverpool through social media.Sir Paul McCartney was said to have expressed his reaction via twitter though his facebook page had remained untouched regarding the said topic.

Only a few was known about Barrow who worked with the Beatles from 1962 to 1968.He had actually met both Lennon and McCartney back in the days when the band was still playing with various skiffle groups.Barrow had first worked with Decca who infamously rejected the Beatles and then signed the Rolling Stones.He was then hired as a press agent by Brian Epstein for his company NEMS.After the Beatles broke up he worked for different groups on both sides of the Atlantic until quitting his job in 1980 to become a freelance journalist.Barrow passed away at his home in Morecambe, Lancashire May 14,2016


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