Early career Solomon was born in
Belfast, Northern Ireland. Both Maurice and Harold Peres became two of the biggest shareholders of
Decca Records. who reached the top of the
UK Singles Chart with "
Softly, Softly" in 1955. Together with his wife Dorothy, whom he had married in the early 1950s, he also handled the publicity for concert tours by artists like
Jimmy Shand,
Jim Reeves,
Acker Bilk,
Chris Barber and a number of
jazz and
dance orchestras. In 1958, the Solomons moved to London, where they handled the publicity for a wide range of performers, including
Gene Pitney,
Kenneth McKellar,
Louis Armstrong and
Mantovani. Solomon also started managing
The Bachelors, a trio from
Dublin,; in spite of this the record reached number 4 in the
UK Singles Chart. Other artists under Solomon's wing were
Phil Coulter, Even Solomon could not prevent Radio Caroline's demise. His wife Dorothy outlived him, dying on 4th January 2026, aged 92. The pair had no children. Phil Solomon is the first cousin to Maureen Black, wife of the British born businessman and television mogul
Roy Keith Black, and cousin to film producer
Keith D. Black. ==References==