Allan Klein, former Beatles manager, has died aged 77.
A former manager of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has died over the weekend, it has been revealed.
Allan Klein passed away on Saturday (June 4th) at his New York home after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the Associated Press reported. He was 77 years old.
Over a career spanning 50 years, Klein gained a reputation for ruthless deal making and was blamed by many for spurring the break up of the Beatles.
The band hired the manager in 1969 and split a year later after the appointment reportedly caused conflict.
However, in his time as manager, Klein negotiated the largest-ever royalty rate paid to an artist in a deal between Apple Corps and EMI.
Furthermore, he attempted to win control of copyrights for the Beatles' catalogue in 1985, but was beaten by Michael Jackson's $47.5 million ($29.5 million) bid.
Klein was said to relish his controversial reputation, once sending out a holiday card reading: "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, because I'm the biggest b*****d in the valley."
The manager's death follows that of Michael Jackson, who passed away last month at his Bel-Air home.
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