Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Tales from the Singing City
By Scott Matthewman
At a time when the world and his wife are complaining about the BBC, it’s worth noting a project which illustrates the real value that the Corporation is able to provide from its unique historical archive.
The latest collection from the BBC Archives is a celebration of the unique place that Liverpool, City […]
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Thinking of Brian
by Dave Haber
Back at homebase after blogging from the Vegas Beatles Fest, I can’t help but remembering how much Brian Epstein was mentioned this week.
Billy J. Kramer, who was also managed by Brian, spoke of how important he was to them, and how they were all lost without him. And Pattie Boyd, who told fans […]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
It was Brian Epstein who made The Beatles
by Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo
Joe Flannery – a friend of Brian’s and The Beatles’ first booking manager – tells Peter Grant why he feels such a tribute is needed . . .
“BRIAN’S contribution to showbiz alone deserves recognition.
I knew Brian from childhood and we became firm friends.
I was in showbiz as a singer and our […]
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Memorial to gay Beatles manager gains support
PinkNews.co.uk staff writerLGBT activists in Liverpool have begun a campaign to honour one of the city’s most prominent gay residents.
Brian Epstein was one of the most influential figures in the ‘Mersey Beat’ movement in the early 1960s.
As well as managing The Beatles until his death in 1967, he launched the careers of Cilla Black and […]
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Statue to honour Beatles legend Brian Epstein
by Ben Schofield, Liverpool Daily Post
THE legendary manager of The Beatles is to be honoured with a statue.
Brian Epstein discovered the band and guided them to global fame, while also managing Cilla Black, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, and others.
Now Liverpool council have agreed his contribution to the city’s cultural heritage should be […]
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Memorial plan for Beatles manager
A memorial to the former manager of the Beatles could be created in Liverpool after councillors backed plans for a lasting tribute to him. Brian Epstein died in 1967, aged 32, from a sleeping pill overdose.
Plans for the tribute are still in the early stages, with no set idea for the memorial or location. […]
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Call for statue for ‘fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein
VETERAN entertainer Tommy Steele has called for Liverpool to erect a memorial to Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
Steele sculpted the bronze statue of Eleanor Rigby in Stanley Street, the city’s first tribute to the achievements of the Fab Four,in 1982.
Since then the city has seen a series of other Beatles statues go up.
But Steele - real […]
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Spotlight on man behind the Beatles
Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
A DISPLAY of rare memorabilia is on show in Liverpool to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
Epstein died on August 27, 1967, of an accidental overdose at his London home. He was 32.
The collection of items opened yesterday at the Beatles Story to commemorate the anniversary […]
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
Brian Epstein Hall Of Fame Petition
http://www.brianepstein.com/petition.html
