An in-depth account of The Beatles'' rise to fame, written by the man who saw it allJoe Flannery has been described as the Secret Beatle, and as the business associate and partner of Brian Epstein, he became an integral part of The Beatles'' management team during their rise to fame in the early 1960s. This is Flannery''s account of this fascinating era, which includes the controversial dismissal of Pete Best from the group, Brian Epstein''s f..