Welcome any more news you may have on these Grafton performances and Albert Kinder Limited promoter of Trad Jazz throughout the North West in the 50’s and early 60’s, including Louis Armstrong at the Liverpool Stadium in 1956.

In terms of the band as a whole, epstein had a great knack of massaging all the individual members ego’s and smoothing over arguments that helped projects get done. Because of the unity he promoted paul tolerated brian’s management a bit longer than maybe he would have normally. Both he and john had started to smell a rat with some of the groups commercial deals,royalty rates and business matters where epstein had been not only incompetent but also more than a a bit naughty with the groups earnings. When klein exposed the full details of what brian had been doing after his death the band were deeply shocked.

So while “eppy” was integral to making the beatles a more professional act, and vital to projecting the bands influence to a wider audience he also had lost them an inestimable amount of money. Brians strengths were working with people but in matters of negotiation and planning he was woefully neglectful. I guess in his defence it was very early days in terms of pop music but the likes of elvis had long shown the way – colonel tom always made sure his act got the best deal. Brian could have done with someone like him to help him out instead of the hangers on and his buddies at NEMS.

It was a comedy drama film written, directed by, and co-starring Tom Hanks.

I speculate that this is the closest Tom Hanks could put himself (within his star-power) to the Beatles
and so he chose to himself to become Brian Epstein.