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Stuart sutcliffe 1940 1962 often referred to as the fifth beatle among others was the original bassist for the beatles.
Stuart sutcliffe quadri. Stuart sutcliffe 23 june 1940 10 april 1962 was a former member and bass player of the quarrymen. Stuart fergusson victor sutcliffe 23 june 1940 10 april 1962 was a scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the english rock band the beatles. Stuart is credited with naming and styling the beatles. Sutcliffe is one of the group of people sometimes referred to as the fifth beatle.
A close friend and fellow art school student with john lennon stuart sutcliffe was invited to join the beatles as bass player for a series of gigs in hamburg in 1960. As the band played in hamburg he famously met the noted photographer astrid kirchherr and dediced to enroll in the hamburg college of art quitting the band to pursue a career as an artist. George harrison called him their art director. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter having previously attended the liverpool college of art.
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. Stuarts passion for his art led him to leave the band and concentrate on his painting staying on in hamburg with fiancee astrid kirchherr. Copyright c 2019 stuart sutcliffe estate.