On April 10th 2014, former manager of The Beatles Brian Samuel Epstein, and former manager of The Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham are inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Brian and Andrew were one of the first two managers inducted by a man named Peter Asher (Surprisingly the brother of famous actress and author Jane Asher), they were both put in the same category of the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which recognizes non-performing individuals who made contributions to development of Rock 'n' Roll.
The words Peter Asher said about Epstein was that '"Brian was a man with impeccable charm and intelligence. He loved, protected, and enormously respectfully The Beatles. Brian took his responsibilities of the Beatles extremely seriously, and letting the Fab Four down in any way was his biggest fear. When the world eventually agreed that Brian had founded the best band in the land, he was delighted."' As for Andrew Oldham, Asher said that Andrew was a 'promotional genius'. He saw that The Rolling Stones were going to be a cultural success, the antithesis to The Beatles (And me quoting the Vinyl Geek from the YouTube channel "Vinyl Rewind": '"For every Beatles fan, there's going to be someone who doesn't agree with the "squeaky clean" appearance of The Beatles."'), having The Rolling Stones be more dirty, scruffy, and dangerous for their appearance. Oldham also assigned Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to be the second songwriting duo of the band after John Lennon and Paul McCartney were for The Beatles. (And a fact here: Andrew Loog Oldham also founded the late singer and actress Marianne Faithfull in 1964.)
Epstein and Oldham were inducted because they helped create music history.
Lisette Garcia
On April 10th 2014, former manager of The Beatles Brian Samuel Epstein, and former manager of The Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham are inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
Brian and Andrew were one of the first two managers inducted by a man named Peter Asher (Surprisingly the brother of famous actress and author Jane Asher), they were both put in the same category of the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which recognizes non-performing individuals who made contributions to development of Rock 'n' Roll.
The words Peter Asher said about Epstein was that '"Brian was a man with impeccable charm and intelligence. He loved, protected, and enormously respectfully The Beatles. Brian took his responsibilities of the Beatles extremely seriously, and letting the Fab Four down in any way was his biggest fear. When the world eventually agreed that Brian had founded the best band in the land, he was delighted."'
As for Andrew Oldham, Asher said that Andrew was a 'promotional genius'. He saw that The Rolling Stones were going to be a cultural success, the antithesis to The Beatles (And me quoting the Vinyl Geek from the YouTube channel "Vinyl Rewind": '"For every Beatles fan, there's going to be someone who doesn't agree with the "squeaky clean" appearance of The Beatles."'), having The Rolling Stones be more dirty, scruffy, and dangerous for their appearance. Oldham also assigned Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to be the second songwriting duo of the band after John Lennon and Paul McCartney were for The Beatles. (And a fact here: Andrew Loog Oldham also founded the late singer and actress Marianne Faithfull in 1964.)
Epstein and Oldham were inducted because they helped create music history.
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