associated_acts years_active birth_place article_title background birth_date origin name occupation
the beatles 1959 -- present bootle , liverpool allan williams
 non_performing_personnel 17 march 1930 liverpool , england allan williams talent manager , businessman
allan williams

allan richard williams -lrb- born 17 march 1930 in bootle , liverpool -rrb- is a former businessman and promoter and the original booking agent and first manager of the beatles .
he personally drove the van to take the young band to hamburg , germany in 1960 , where they gained the vital show business experience that led to their emergence on the world stage .
