This year the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will have a wide array of special guests to pay tribute to this year’s inductees: Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, the E Street Band, Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham.
Special guests this year include: Chris Martin, Glenn Frey, Michael Stipe, Questlove, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Asher, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello and Sheryl Crow.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced March 31 that Peter Asher will give the speech inducting Brian Epstein in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 10. The ceremony will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m. ET/PT May 31. A limited number of tickets to attend the ceremony are still available at www.ticketmaster.com.
The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 10. The ceremony will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m. ET/PT May 31. A limited number of tickets to attend the ceremony are still available at www.ticketmaster.com.
BRIAN EPSTEIN
Inducted at: The 2014 Induction Ceremony
Inducted at: The 2014 Induction Ceremony
Induction category: Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement
Biography
Brian Epstein served as the Beatles manager from January 1962 until his death in 1967, and helped shape a vision for a modern rock and roll band. Born in Liverpool in 1934, Epstein first got involved in the music business when he took over the record department of his family’s music store, NEMS. His devotion to making the store a success transformed it into an essential gathering place for the young people of Northern England who sought to stay current with pop music. It was at NEMS that Epstein first became aware of the Beatles. Epstein immediately recognized the Beatles’ ...
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