Stuart Sutcliffe
- Born June 23, 1940Edinburgh Scotland, rocker (Beatles)
- Died April 10, 1962Bassist (Beatles)
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Stuart Sutcliffe was born on June 23, 1940, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish musician best known as the original bassist for the Beatles during their early years in Liverpool and Hamburg. Sutcliffe played a significant role in the band's formative period, contributing to their early sound and image.
He was closely associated with the rock and roll scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sutcliffe left the Beatles in 1961 to pursue his passion for art, enrolling at the Hamburg College of Art. Tragically, he died of a brain hemorrhage on April 10, 1962, at the age of 21.