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Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art.
Oct 9, 2021 · There was a time when Stuart Sutcliffe, before he quit and tragically died, made the Beatles a five-piece band. So who was the fifth Beatle? He got involved with the group when Lennon and McCartney convinced him to buy a bass guitar.
Apr 29, 2022 · On April 10, 1962, Stuart Sutcliffe, then only 21 years old, died in the arms of his fiancee, Astrid Kirchherr, while on the way to the hospital in Hamburg. His official cause of death was listed as cerebral paralysis caused by bleeding in the right ventricle of the brain.
Mar 27, 2022 · Ted Widmer writes about Stuart Sutcliffe, an early member of the Beatles whose spectral image in the band’s lore has been illuminated by the British writer Mark Lewisohn, whose book “Tune In ...
Feb 8, 2024 · He was immortalised in the 1994 film Backbeat, and below we take a closer look at the life, work and tragedy of Stuart Sutcliffe. Where was Stuart Sutcliffe born and where did he grow up? Beatles manager Allan Williams, his wife Beryl, Lord Woodbine, Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best. Picture: Getty Images
The Official Stuart Sutcliffe Estate manages the Stuart Sutcliffe Art and Artefact Collections of Stuart Sutcliffe, the Scottish painter and musician who is known as the fifth Beatle (but he was really the fourth).
Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art.
