Stuart sutcliffe biography
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Stuart Sutcliffe
British painter and musician (1940–1962)
Stuart Sutcliffe | |
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Sutcliffe in 1961 | |
| Born | Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (1940-06-23)23 June 1940 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 10 April 1962(1962-04-10) (aged 21) Hamburg, West Germany |
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| Years active | 1957–1961 |
| Partner | Astrid Kirchherr (eng.Stuart sutcliffe biography1960) |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Rock and roll |
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| Formerly of | |
Musical artist | |
Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, 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. Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with inventing the name "Beetles" (sic), as they both liked Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets.
They also had a fascination with group names with double meanings (