It was at the Cavem that they were discovered by Brian Epstein, the man who became their manager and set them on the road to fame. The Beatles quickly became an international phenomenon. Fans and the medie mobbed the band wherever they went. Only 15 months after they had debuted, they were getting $10000 per show, and had earned $17 million. Some said that their popularity wasn't going to last, butin fact, it only increased. In 1966, their album Can't Buy Me Love was the first record to go to the top of the British and American charts simultaneously--before it was even released.