Cilla Black
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Priscilla Maria Veronica Willis, known professionally as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter.
Black in 1971
Cashbox advertisement, 29 August 1964
Black in 1970
Black performing in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog
Brian Epstein
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Brian Samuel Epstein was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967.
Cilla Black
…but this contract was not binding as it was made when she was a minor (the age of majority was then 21), and her father subsequently signed her with Brian Epstein. She was introduced to Epstein by John Lennon, who persuaded him to audition her. Lennon was encouraged by his Aunt Mimi to introduce Black to Epstein…
Epstein receiving the Edison Award for the Beatles at the Grand Gala du Disque 1965
Commemorative plaque at Epstein's birthplace, 4 Rodney Street, Liverpool
The telegram that Epstein sent to Mersey Beat newspaper in Liverpool to announce that he had secured the Beatles their first recording contract
Commemorative plaque in Argyll Street, Soho, London