Stuart sutcliffe

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It was 20 years ago today… Stuart Sutcliffe, Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voorman, Jurgen Vollmer, and The Beatles

23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962 Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe 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.

Original Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe (photo by Astrid Kircher) Stuart had an almost GQ style to him even back then.

Stu Sutcliffe

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Stuart Sutcliffe.

YOU GUYS WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT I JUST FOUND OUT…. this photo is neither stuart nor gibson with astrid, it is in fact JACKIE LOMAX

Stuart Sutcliffe and John Lennon, photo by Astrid Kircherr. | Stu was the Beatles' original bassist who, along with drummer Pete Best, left the Beatles before their rise to fame. He got engaged to photographer Astrid Kircherr during the band's stay in Hamburg, and later died of a brain aneurism on April 10, 1962 (aged 22).

“George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and John Lennon in Hamburg Germany, 1960”