Stuart Sutcliffe

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Stuart Sutcliffe was a Scottish-born artist and musician best known as the original bassist for the Beatles during their early Hamburg period before leaving to pursue painting.

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Stuart Sutcliffe canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
bassist
human
musician
painter
activeIn Hamburg music scene
associatedWith Astrid Kirchherr
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Pete Best
birthName Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1940-06-23
dateOfDeath 1962-04-10
education Liverpool College of Art
endTime 1961 (left The Beatles)
fieldOfWork music
painting
genre beat music
rock and roll
hairStyleInfluenceOn The Beatles early image
hasSibling Pauline Sutcliffe
influenced visual presentation of The Beatles in Hamburg period
instrument bass guitar
language English
memberOf The Beatles
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: abstract expressionism
name Stuart Sutcliffe self-link
notableFor being the original bassist of The Beatles
notableWork abstract paintings exhibited in Hamburg
occupation musician
painter
visual artist
partner Astrid Kirchherr
placeOfBirth Edinburgh
placeOfDeath Hamburg
positionHeld bassist of The Beatles
reasonForLeaving to pursue a career in painting
residence Hamburg
Liverpool
sexOrGender male
startTime 1960 (joined The Beatles)

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The Beatles formerMember Stuart Sutcliffe
Stuart Sutcliffe name Stuart Sutcliffe self-link
Fifth Beatle hasAlternativeBearers Stuart Sutcliffe