Brian Epstein is the manager who led The Beatles through Beatlemania, but he wasn’t the first person to work with the band. Before Epstein, there was Allan Williams, who helped The Beatles secure a residency in Hamburg. They weren’t his first choice to send to Germany, though. John Lennon and one-time bassist Stuart Sutcliffe had to work hard to convince Williams, who didn’t think the band was all that good.
The Beatles’ 1st manager wasn’t impressed with the band
In 1960, Williams, a booking agent and manager, began searching for a band to perform a residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany. Williams had booked The Beatles for a number of concerts, but he didn’t think they had what it took to play in Hamburg.
“Allan was having plenty of trouble finding a band and that’s how the Beatles got involved,” Mersey Beat creator Bill Harry said,...
The Beatles’ 1st manager wasn’t impressed with the band
In 1960, Williams, a booking agent and manager, began searching for a band to perform a residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany. Williams had booked The Beatles for a number of concerts, but he didn’t think they had what it took to play in Hamburg.
“Allan was having plenty of trouble finding a band and that’s how the Beatles got involved,” Mersey Beat creator Bill Harry said,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles wrote their music and won over fans with their charm, but they couldn’t have reached their level of success without the people who worked with them along the way. Producers, assistants, managers, and former bandmates all helped The Beatles become the biggest band in the world. While they didn’t receive as much recognition as the band, some people who helped lift The Beatles to success have become the subjects of both documentaries and fictional movies. Here are five to check out.
The Beatles and Brian Epstein | John Rodgers/Redferns ‘Good Ol’ Freda’ is a movie about The Beatles’ longtime secretary
At 17, Freda Kelly scored the job that thousands of people would have given anything to have. She became the secretary to The Beatles and the head of their fan club. She was also one of the few people to work with them for the entirety of...
The Beatles and Brian Epstein | John Rodgers/Redferns ‘Good Ol’ Freda’ is a movie about The Beatles’ longtime secretary
At 17, Freda Kelly scored the job that thousands of people would have given anything to have. She became the secretary to The Beatles and the head of their fan club. She was also one of the few people to work with them for the entirety of...
- 4/16/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney won’t rule out that he was craving a “comfortable feeling” when he wrote The Beatles‘ “Golden Slumbers.” He retreated to the calming safety of his father’s home in Liverpool during a tense time for him and the band.
Paul McCartney who wrote The Beatles’ ‘Golden Slumbers’ | John Rodgers/Redferns Paul McCartney ‘sampled’ an old Victorian song based on an Elizabethan poem on The Beatles’ ‘Golden Slumbers’
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that before it became a Beatles song, “Golden Slumbers” was first known as an old Victorian song. The original was based on an Elizabethan poem by the dramatist Thomas Dekker.
Paul found the words on a piece of piano sheet music when he was in Liverpool visiting his father, Jim. “Even then, I always looked inside the piano seat because a lot of people have their sheet music in there,” Paul wrote.
Paul McCartney who wrote The Beatles’ ‘Golden Slumbers’ | John Rodgers/Redferns Paul McCartney ‘sampled’ an old Victorian song based on an Elizabethan poem on The Beatles’ ‘Golden Slumbers’
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that before it became a Beatles song, “Golden Slumbers” was first known as an old Victorian song. The original was based on an Elizabethan poem by the dramatist Thomas Dekker.
Paul found the words on a piece of piano sheet music when he was in Liverpool visiting his father, Jim. “Even then, I always looked inside the piano seat because a lot of people have their sheet music in there,” Paul wrote.
- 2/5/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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