Peter Brown is an American-based English businessman. After

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recruited Brown to run the Epstein's music store in

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, he became part of

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' management team. He remained Epstein's and

' personal assistant until the band's dissolution. He helped found and served as a board member of

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and assumed Epstein's duties after the manager's death. He went on to establish many companies and resides in

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The Beatles

When the Epsteins opened a second store at 12–14 Whitechapel in

and put

in charge of the entire operation, Epstein often walked across the road to the

Lewis's Lewis's was a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The owners of Lewis's have gone into administration many times over the years, including 1991. The first store, which opened in Liverpool city centre, became ...

department store (which also had a music section), where Brown was employed. He watched Brown's sales technique and was impressed enough to lure Brown to work for NEMS with the offer of a higher salary and a commission on sales. Brown became a confidant to the Epstein family and ran the music store for Epstein before becoming part of

' management team.Brown, Peter (2006)
The Beatles
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'', 5 November 2006, retrieved 30 April 2013 Brown was Epstein's and the Beatles' personal assistant during the 1960s.Mewborn, Brant (1983)
Biography Tells Inside Story of Beatles
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'', 7 May 1983, p. D9, retrieved 24 July 2011 He was one of few to have direct contact with each Beatle, traveling worldwide with the band members and knowing their daily whereabouts. Brown served as a board member of

, the Beatles' company, which he helped establish. After Epstein's untimely death, Brown assumed many of the day-to-day management duties Epstein had performed.Roston, Eric (2013)
The Beatles vs. The Taxman: A Manager Recalls Yesterday
, "

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", 22 March 2013, retrieved 30 April 2013 Brown was witness to the wedding of

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and Linda McCartney and best man and witness at the wedding of

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and

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during 1969. Lennon mentioned Brown in a line from "

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" ("Peter Brown called to say 'You can make it OK, you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain'"), one of the last Beatles singles. After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, Brown became President and chief executive officer of the Robert Stigwood Organisation. In 1977, Brown formed the Entertainment Development Company. He founded Brown & Powers, a global

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firm in 1983, which became BLJ Worldwide. He is chairman Emeritus of Literacy Partners, a member of the US Steering Committee for

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, a member of the board for British American Business, a member of the selection committee of the Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement Award, and a board member of the American Associates of the

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.William & Mary's Mason School of Business (2013)
Peter Brown, Founder of BLJ Worldwide
, March 2013, retrieved 30 April 2013 Brown co-wrote with author Steven Gaines '' The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of The Beatles'', a biography of the Beatles published in 1983.

References

External links

BLJ Worldwide – Global Strategic Communications (company website)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Peter Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English expatriates in the United States Businesspeople from London Businesspeople from Liverpool Businesspeople from New York City