Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll

The story of notorious manager Allen Klein revealing new behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest rock bands in history Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before The hard-nosed business manager became infamous for allegedly catalyzing the Beatlesrsquo breakup and robbing the Rolling Stones but the truth is both more complex and more fascinating As the manager of the Stones and then the Beatlesmdashnot to mention Sam Cooke Donovan the Kinks and numerous other performersmdashhe taught young soon-to-be legends how to be businessmen as well as rock stars In so doing Klein made millions for his clients and changed music forever But Klein was as merciless with his clients as he was with anyone else earning himself an outsize reputation for villainy that has gone unchallenged until now Through unique unprecedented access to Kleinrsquos 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.