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Stuart Sutcliffe
(1940-1962)
British painter and musician
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Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962), known as Stu Sutcliffe, was a Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band 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", as they both liked Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets. John then came up with "The Beatles", from the word beat (though John's original spelling of the pun was "Beatals"). As a member of the group when it was a five-piece band, Sutcliffe is one of several people sometimes referred to as the "Fifth Beatle".

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Born Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe
23 June 1940
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
10 April 1962 (aged 21)
Hamburg, Germany
Zodiac Cancer
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  • Larry Parnes
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  • Allan Williams
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  • Brian Epstein
    Brian Epstein · Associate · 1934-1967 · British personal manager and impresario edit info
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  • Klaus Voormann
    Klaus Voormann · Associate · 1938- · German musician and artist (b. 1938) edit info
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  • Bill Harry
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  • Ringo Starr
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  • John Lennon
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  • Pete Best
    Pete Best · Associate · 1941- · early drummer for the Beatles edit info
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  • Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney · Associate · 1942- · English musician and member of the Beatles edit info
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  • Philip Norman
    Philip Norman · Associate · 1943- · British writer edit info
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  • George Harrison
    George Harrison · Associate · 1943-2001 · English musician edit info
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  • David Wilkinson
    David Wilkinson · Associate · 1955- · English film producer edit info
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