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Stuart Sutcliffe
Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962).
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Stuart Sutcliffe was a Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles. Born on 23 June 1940 in Edinburgh, Sutcliffe died on 10 April 1962 in Hamburg at the age of 21.
Sutcliffe studied at Liverpool College of Art.
With a Wikipedia article in 53 languages, Stuart Sutcliffe is No. 4,963 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 23 June 1940, Edinburgh
- Died
- 10 April 1962, Hamburg (aged 21)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Bassist, painter, rock musician
- Field
- Art
- Education
- Liverpool College of Art
- Plays
- Bass guitar
- Genres
- Pop music
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 53
Did you know
21
Lived to 21.
23 Jun
Shares a birthday with Alan Turing and Zinedine Zidane.
108
One of 108 people in the Index born in Edinburgh, with Arthur Conan Doyle.
53
Has a Wikipedia article in 53 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
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