The Beatles' Final Year

The Beatles' Final Year
Everett

The Long and Winding Road
In many ways, the beginning of the end for the Beatles was the unexpected death of their longtime manager, Brian Epstein, in 1967. To many observers, Epstein was the key element that held the four musicians together. "I knew that we were in trouble then," Lennon would later say.

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