The legendary musician William Howard Ashton, better known by his stage name, Billy J Kramer, is a singer who most famously had several hit records in the 1960s primarily written by Lennon and McCartney. He also toured extensively with The Beatles, and was managed by Brian Epstein. His autobiography, Do You Want to Know A Secret, was published in 2016.
Born and raised in Bootle, near Liverpool, Ashton was working for British Railways on an engine...