FIFTY years after his death, Brian Epstein is still known as the man who made the Liverpool band a phenomenon but he often fell short when it came to business
The Beatles Artifacts
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The late summer might seem like a strange time to write and record a Christmas number one but that is exactly what happened on a Kintyre farm 40 years ago
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(CNN) It was on their first ever world tour in 1964 that the Beatles were catapulted from England’s national sweethearts to global superstars. Stories of fans fainting and allegedly wetting
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Paul McCartney visited the Haight in May 1967 to spin a copy of the still-unreleased Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
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For the longest time, The Beatles Story started with manager Brian Epstein stumbling upon the group in Liverpool’s Cavern Club
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Tony Conley is 57 and became a dad for the first time only four years ago. But he’s had another
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While many over the years have been anointed, or self-proclaimed, the “Fifth Beatle,” no one has a more legit claim
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Those of a certain age can remember exactly where they were 40 years ago today when televisions and radios across