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Early life. In the late 1950s, when teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney were putting together their earliest group in one part of Liverpool, Tony Barrow was presenting jazz bands and skiffle -folk groups at local dance halls and clubs across town, in the south Lancashire suburb of Crosby .
May 17, 2016 · Tony Barrow, who has died aged 80, worked as press officer to The Beatles between 1962 when they released their first single and 1968 when the disintegration of the group was...
May 17, 2016 · Tony Barrow, who arranged the Beatles' Decca audition, recorded their last live show and coined the nickname "the Fab Four", passed away at 80. He was a music journalist, press officer and manager who worked with the Beatles and other artists.
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May 17, 2016 · Tony Barrow, who gave up his career as a journalist and music critic to become the Beatles’ first publicist in 1962, and who for the next six years played a crucial role in shaping the...
May 15, 2016 · The former press officer for the Beatles, Tony Barrow, has died aged 80. He worked with the band between 1962-1968 and wrote the sleeve notes for the Liverpool outfit’s early albums, including their debut studio album Please Please Me in 1963.
May 16, 2016 · Tony Barrow, the man who coined the term Fab Four, died on Saturday, May 14 in Morecambe, England at age 80. Barrow, born May 11, 1936, worked with The Beatles from...
The publicist who coined the phrase "Fab Four" to describe the early Beatles has died. Eighty-year-old Tony Barrow died in a Lancaster hospital Saturday following a lengthy illness, his son Mike Barrow said Tuesday.
