Martin Lewis
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Martin Lewis is a writer, humorist, producer, marketing strategist and renowned Beatles scholar. A protege of Beatles publicist Derek Taylor, his multiple Beatles-related projects since 1967 include compiling the discography for their authorised biography, consulting on the Beatles' Anthology, producing the DVD edition of "A Hard Day's Night", and working on several Paul McCartney projects.
Primary Contributions (1)
This essay was originally published in the Britannica Book of the Year for 2013. It was subsequently updated. The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the year that the Beatles emerged from being the object of affection of a few hundred teenagers in a provincial English town to becoming aβ¦
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Publications (1)
A Cellarful of Noise The Autobiography of the Man who Made the Beatles (1998)
In A Cellarful of Noise, Brian Epstein provides the insider's look at the rise of the Beatles, and describes how he managed their transformation from an r'n'b cover band into the most popular rock band in the world. Their initial success was his first as well. Epstein discovered the Beatles, and as their only manager, guided their spectacular rise until his tragic death from a drug overdose in 1967.Long out-of-print, A Cellarful of Noise is Brian Epstein's inside and personal account, as told by...
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