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A veteran music journalist 'tells the full story of how the Beatles broke up, how the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock history, and how the music business became what it is today.'

Win a Signed Copy of New Biography ‘Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll’ by Fred Goodman

allen klein biography beatles rolling stones fred goodmanA legend in rock and roll history, Allen Klein (1931-2009) made his name in the music business managing Sam Cooke, later managing The Beatles and The Rolling Stones simultaneously. Known for mercilessness in business, he won unprecedented financial terms for many of his famous artist clients. Over his career these clients included The Animals, The Who’s Pete Townshend, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, Herman’s Hermits, Donovan, Lulu, and wall-of-sound producer Phil Spector.

In his new biography of Klein, written with (according to press notes) the aid of “unique, unprecedented access to Klein’s archives,” veteran music journalist Fred Goodman “tells the full story of how the Beatles broke up, how the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock history, and how the music business became what it is today.”

Blogcritics has a signed copy of Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015) to give away. Read on for how to enter to win.

Following the death in 1967 of Beatles manager Brain Epstein, Klein pushed his way to a meeting with the band on the strength of the remarkable financial terms he had won for The Rolling Stones and other artists. The New York Daily News wrote that Goodman’s book “tells the amazing tale of how its subject managed to woo the top stars of the day, with a formula that enriched them while enriching himself far more.”

Kirkus Reviews called the book a “nuanced and multidimensional account,” adding, “Klein changed the way rock does business. In this balanced, fascinating, and well-written biography, Goodman gives him credit where it’s due.”

The book points to Klein’s deep understanding not only of the music business but of music itself as a key to his success. Klein was also a film producer – though his most successful movie proved to be the concert film The Concert for Bangladesh.

Enter to win a copy of Fred Goodman’s book Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll, signed by the author, one of two ways:

1) Follow @Blogcritics on Twitter and share this article using the hashtag #bcklein

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  • You must be a U.S. resident to enter, and at least 18 years old.
  • Follow @Blogcritics on Twitter (if you don’t already) and share this article on Twitter using the hashtag #bcklein. AND/OR fill out our mailing list signup form with a valid email address AND the promo code KLEIN.
  • Entries must be received by midnight Eastern time on Wednesday July 15, 2015.
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About Jon Sobel

Jon Sobel is Publisher and Executive Editor of Blogcritics as well as lead editor of the Culture & Society section. As a writer he contributes most often to Music, where he covers classical music (old and new) and other genres, and Culture, where he reviews NYC theater. Through Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting at http://www.orenhope.com/ you can hire him to write or edit whatever marketing or journalistic materials your heart desires. Jon also writes the blog Park Odyssey at http://parkodyssey.blogspot.com/ where he is on a mission to visit every park in New York City. He has also been a part-time working musician, including as lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado.

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