John Lennon Stuart Sutcliffe
Stuart may not have made a monumental impression on the bands musical identity but he did contribute to their aesthetic and most importantly their name.
John lennon stuart sutcliffe. Lennon and sutcliffe were best friends in the days before the beatles made it big. Back then john lennons best pal stuart sutcliffe dubbed the lost beatle was the bassist alongside john paul george and original drummer pete best. Sutcliffe is one of the group of people sometimes referred to as the fifth beatle. Sutcliffe was no musician but lennon liked having his friend around and picked up much of his attitude and.
Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter having previously attended the liverpool college of art. I believe that the cerebral haemorrhage that cost stuart his life was caused by an injury inflicted by john in a. In her recent biography of sutcliffe the beatles shadow ms sutcliffe wrote. Thats how on january 1960 johns art school friend stuart sutcliffe joined the group on bass guitar.
Stuart sutcliffe 23 june 1940 10 april 1962 was a former member and bass player of the quarrymen. Stuart fergusson victor sutcliffe was a scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the english rock band the beatles. Sutcliffe and john lennon are credited with inventing the name beetles as they both liked buddy hollys band the crickets. Sutcliffe and john lennon are credited with coming up with the name for the beatles as they both liked buddy hollys band the crickets.