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Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was an artist, and the original bassist of The Beatles for two years. Sutcliffe earned praise for his paintings, which mostly explored a style related to Abstract Expressionism. Sutcliffe is one of the group of people sometimes reffered to “the fifth Beatle”.

Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with coming up with the name for the Beatles, as they both liked Buddy Holly’s band, the Crickets. Sutcliffe played with the Beatles in Hamburg, where he met photographer Astrid Kirchherr, to whom he was later engaged. He enrolled in the Hamburg College of Art after leaving The Beatles, and studied under future pop artist, Eduardo Paolozzi.

Sutcliffe suffered from debilitating headaches while he was studying in Hamburg, and although tests were carried out by German doctors, no reason could be found for his worsening condition. He died on the way to hospital in April 1962, with Kirchherr sitting alongside him in the ambulance.
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  • BiIIyShears

    Awesome person, such a shame to see his life ended so shortly, would of been interesting to see what would of happened if he survived, possible 5th Beatle? Sucks he is almost forgotten and if you were to poll some Beatles "fans" they probably would have no idea who he was or what he did. R.I.P Stu.

    Friday morning
  • Juannrocks

    If he din't die... Would be 5, and when he died, the beatles hasn't compossitions good. He yes... Would more than Beatles are .

    January 2012
  • alex-dubdubs

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Me-Tender/dp/B005XLTQYM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1319314505&sr=8-5

    October 2011
  • littlepunkqueen

    we'll miss you Stu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    September 2011
  • sylwuniaxd

    handsome boy ♥

    June 2011
  • nacamonga

    MattPeche, HE WAS MORE THAN A BEATLES, IF HE WANST BE WHAT HE WAS THE BEATLES AS WE KNOW IT ISNT WOULD BE THIS WAY, CAUSE JOHN WOULD NOT LIKE HE WAS, SO, SHUT UP!

    June 2011
  • whohoojam

    Stu

    May 2011
  • MattPeche

    He never was a Beatle, just a member of The Beatles. [3]

    October 2010
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