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Brian Epstein

Brian Epstein was more than a music manager - he was a music missionary.

One of the first managers to be inducted into the Rock Hall, Epstein had an unprecedented talent for marketing his clients. More importantly, he believed in what he was selling—he stuck with the Beatles through rejection, even when they were just four boys from Liverpool. More on rockhall.com...

Books

All our books on Brian Epstein can be found here.

A Cellarful of Noise by Brian Epstein
Call Number: ML429.E67 A3 1998
In My Life by Debbie Geller; Anthony Wall (Editor)
Call Number: ML429.E67 G45 2002
The Man Who Made the Beatles by Ray Coleman
Call Number: ML429.E67 C65M3 1989
The Fifth Beatle by Vivek J. Tiwary; Andrew C. Robinson (Illustrator); Kyle Baker (Artist); Philip Simon (Editor)
Call Number: ML429.E67 T59 2013

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Archival Collections

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Songwriters to Soundmen. Sid Bernstein, part 2
In part 2 of this Rock Hall program with music promoter Sid Berstein, he discusses his role in bringing the Beatles to America, Brian Epstein, Ed Sullivan, and Shea Stadium.
Freda Kelly Collection
Secretary to the Beatles. Reproductions of seven photographs and several documents.

Articles

The Man Behind the Music: How Brian Epstein Made the Sixties Swing by Discovering the Best of Mersyside from the Beatles to Gerry and the Pacemakers
Ray Connolly, The Daily Mail, October 2017
The Fifth Man: Brian Epstein and the Beatles
Michael Beschloss, New York Times, April 2015
Brian Epstein's Legacy Goes Well Beyond the Beatles
Gillian G. Gaar, Goldmine, December 2012

Audio

The Beatles anthology. 1.
Call Number: CD BEAT ANTH-1 1995

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