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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Allan Williams, a fixture on the Liverpool music scene who gave the Beatles a place to practice and helped them get early gigs, has died. He was 86. more info

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CNN Showbiz — Allan Williams, the man credited with discovering and first supporting the Beatles, has died. He was 86. more info

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BBC News - UK — Allan Williams, who was the Beatles' first manager and arranged their breakthrough residency in Hamburg, dies aged 86. more info

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