Phil Solomon

Philip Raymond Solomon (27 April 1924 – 10 April 2011) 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.