After. Stu left in July of 1961, and Brian found them in November of 1961.
January 1960
Stu Sutcliffe was the bassist for The Beatles before his death in 1962. He never played the drums - that role has always been held by Pete Best and Ringo Starr.
Stu Sutcliffe, who died in April 1962, age 21, of a brain hemorrhage.
The FIVE original Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best (there was an assortment of other members under the band's previous name and formation). Stu left the band after he got engaged to German photographer and friend of The Beatles, Astrid Kirchherr. In 1962 they kicked Pete out and replaced him with Ringo Starr. And from that day forward, the four Beatles wereJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
The FIVE original Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best (there was an assortment of other members under the band's previous name and formation). Stu left the band after he got engaged to German photographer and friend of The Beatles, Astrid Kirchherr. In 1962 they kicked Pete out and replaced him with Ringo Starr. And from that day forward, the four Beatles wereJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
The Beatles were introduced to their iconic hairstyles while in Germany by their friend Astrid Kurrchner, girlfriend of ex-Beatle Stu Sutcliffe
Stuart Sutcliffe only lasted about a year with The Beatles.
At one time, the other Beatles adopted stage names: Johnny Silver, Paul Ramon, Carl Harrison, Stu DeStael (Stu Sutcliffe)
Four of the quintet of vandals were captured, but one got away.The Beatles were only briefly a quintet with Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best, before Ringo joined the group.
Officially, when they called themselves the Beatles, and not the Quarrymen, or the Silver Beatles, the line up was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Suttcliff, and Pete Best.
Stu Pederson is 6 feet tall. He weighs 185 pounds. He bats left and throws left.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were all in "The Quarrymen" before the name of the band went through a series of changes in 1960 and eventually evolved into "The Beatles". It is said that Stu Sutcliffe (bass) was the one who suggested the name "The Beatles" and played a few rehearsals with "The Quarrymen" in early 1960 before the name was changed to "The Silver Beetles". Drummer Pete Best was asked to join The Beatles in August 1960 after "The Quarrymen" name ceased to exist.