Neil Aspinall, the man who ran Apple Records for the legendary group Beatles, died Monday at the age of 66, BBC reported.

A childhood friend of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, he was the group's road manager and drove them between gigs in his van before becoming their personal assistant.

Despite no musical training, he sang in the chorus of "Yellow Submarine" and played background instruments on hits such as "Magical Mystery Tour", "Within You Without You" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!".

But it was for his 37-year stewardship at Apple Corps that Neil Aspinall will be best remembered.

"All his friends and loved ones will greatly miss him but will always retain the fondest memories of a great man," the surviving band members and Yoko Ono said.

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