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Having seen Cilla Black performing recently at the Blue Angel club in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, manager Brian Epstein contracts her as his first female client.Full article:
Allan Williams (owner, The Blue Angel) : A slip of a girl, with red hair and buck teeth.
Brian Epstein : I watched her move and I watched her stand and I half-closed my eyes and imagined her on a vast stage with the right lighting. I was convinced that she could become a wonderful artiste.
(Source : memoir A Cellarfull Of Noise, 1964)
Cilla Black : I didn't know Brian was in the audience. I was totally relaxed and I wasn't singing rock'n'roll. Later, he said to me, 'Why didn't you sing like that before?' He didn't mince his words. He was the most honest man. He was like a film star to me - I thought anybody in a suit had to have money.
(Source : Cilla 1943 to 2015 by Douglas Thompson, 2003)
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Brian Epstein : I watched her move and I watched her stand and I half-closed my eyes and imagined her on a vast stage with the right lighting. I was convinced that she could become a wonderful artiste.
(Source : memoir A Cellarfull Of Noise, 1964)
Cilla Black : I didn't know Brian was in the audience. I was totally relaxed and I wasn't singing rock'n'roll. Later, he said to me, 'Why didn't you sing like that before?' He didn't mince his words. He was the most honest man. He was like a film star to me - I thought anybody in a suit had to have money.
(Source : Cilla 1943 to 2015 by Douglas Thompson, 2003)