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On January 24,\’62 the Beatles started to be managed by Brian Epstein. His role in the group was cut short by his sudden death on August 27,\’67 of a drug overdose. Along with the Beatles, Brian managed other groups and artists, such as: Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black, and the Remo Four…but the Beatles were by far the most popular.

Paul McCartney once said, \”If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian\”. Brian has been credited with much of the success of the Beatles, especially in the early years. In this article we will be exploring the impact that Brian Epstein had on the Beatles.

Brian Samuel Epstein was born on September\’,\’34 in the port city of Liverpool, England. At the young age of 16 he expressed his desire to become a dress designer, but that didn\’t sit well with his father. His father, mortified at this suggestion, ordered him to \”report for duty\” at the family\’s furniture shop. This was certainly not Brian\’s idea of a meaningful career, but he did comply with the demand.

It is thought that the first time Brian heard of the Beatles was via the issues of the Mersey Beat, and on the numerous posters of them that were displayed around Liverpool at the time. On November 9,\’61 he went past \”heard of them\” to \”heard them\” perform at the Cavern Club. He was immediately impressed with their unique sound and their sense of \”on stage\” humor, and everything steamrolled started from there. On January 24,\’62 the Beatles signed a 5-year contract for Brian to manage them.

This was the first time that Brian had managed an entertainment act. Nonetheless, he made his impact known early. He was responsible for their new dress code, and the attitude that they displayed while performing on stage. At Brian\’s suggestion, the group started to wear suits. He stopped them from swearing, drinking, smoking, or eating onstage. It was also Brian who suggested the formality of the synchronized bow at the end of the performance.

Brian often went to London with the hope of securing a recording contract for the Beatles. This was to prove to be a tougher job than he at first realized. Rejected by many of the major record labels of the time (i.e.: Philips, Oriole, Decca, Columbia, and Pye), he eventually worked his way over to EMI. When George Martin (who was the manager of their Parlophone label) listened to Brian describe the group, he signed the Beatles without even hearing them play. George was to later say that it was Brian\’s enthusiasm for the Beatles that eventually won them a recording deal. Such was Brian\’s belief in his new group.

August 27,\’67 was to prove to be a fateful day in the lives of the Beatles, for on this day, Brian Epstein died of a drug overdose. The man who had orchestrated their sudden rise to fame and glory was gone. They now had to manage their careers on their own. They did not attend his funeral as they felt it would only draw media and fans. Years later, in 2008, the first contract that the Beatles signed with Brian was auctioned off for 240,000 pounds…

Learn more about the Beatles. Stop by Brian Nestle\’s site where you can find out all about their Let It Be song.

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