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Did Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe leave the Beatles before they became famous?
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∙ 14y ago
Stu Sutcliff played in Hamburg once or twice and Pete Best was the drummer in take 1 of Love Me Do.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes. They "fired" Pete best from the group because Ringo was a better drummer. Stuart died of brain hemmorage shortly after he left the group to marry Astrid.
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Who played bass for the Beatles before Paul McCartney?
Stuart Sutcliffe was the original bass guitarist for the Beatles. He quit to return to Art school.Yes he did
Who were the two other Beatles that did not become famous?
Stuart Sutcliffe, who quit the Beatles to return to Art school, and Pete Best, who was replaced by Ringo Starr just before the Beatles began their EMI recording career.
What did stu sutcliffe play in the Beatles?
Stuart Sutcliffe only lasted about a year with The Beatles.
What is the name of their friend who died first before they became beatles?
Stu Sutcliffe, who died in April 1962, age 21, of a brain hemorrhage.
Why was pete best replaced by Ringo Starr?
Ringo Starr did not play bass guitar. Stuart Sutcliffe did not play drums. Sutcliffe was long gone (and had died) before Starr ever joined the Beatles.
Who played bass for the Beatles before Paul McCartney?
Stuart Sutcliffe was the original bass guitarist for the Beatles. He quit to return to Art school.Yes he did
How many beatles were there in the rock band'?
For most of their career there were four Beatles. Before their fame, they were a five piece with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass and Pete Best on drums.
What instrument did Paul McCartney play with the Beatles before Stuart Sutcliffe left?
McCartney played second lead guitar, and occasionally piano.
Who were the two other Beatles that did not become famous?
Stuart Sutcliffe, who quit the Beatles to return to Art school, and Pete Best, who was replaced by Ringo Starr just before the Beatles began their EMI recording career.
Who did Stuart sutcliffe marry?
He was engaged to, but never married Astrid Kirchherr. She was an a photographer who is most famous for her pictures of the Beatles and supposedly starting the Beatles haircut, which she brought from Germany. They had both exchanged rings but Stuart died before they were able to get married.
What did stu sutcliffe play in the Beatles?
Stuart Sutcliffe only lasted about a year with The Beatles.
What is the name of their friend who died first before they became beatles?
Stu Sutcliffe, who died in April 1962, age 21, of a brain hemorrhage.
Why was pete best replaced by Ringo Starr?
Ringo Starr did not play bass guitar. Stuart Sutcliffe did not play drums. Sutcliffe was long gone (and had died) before Starr ever joined the Beatles.
What day did John Lennon join The Beatles?
Lennon started a skiffle group in Liverpool in1956 that was very briefly called the Blackjacks, but changed the name to The Quarrymen before any public performances. After Lennon recruited his art school pal Stuart Sutcliffe to the group, they tried the name the Silver Beetles and other variations, before finally settling on The Beatles in August 1960 when they first performed in Hamburg.
Who was Stewart that played drums for the Beatles?
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.
Did John Lennon have any bands besides the Beatles?
They were part of a group called the Quarrymen, then they were called the Beatles.
Who are The Beatles in 1960?
It was a band called The Quarrymen, who were the predecessors of The Beatles. It included Paul McCartney, George Harrison and a friend of theirs from Liverpool College of Art called Stuart Sutcliffe.Lennon first formed the band in '56; at first it was called The Blackjacks, then Johnny and the Moondogs before becoming The Quarrymen. It had a number of members throughout the late '50s, but Lennon, McCartney and Harrison were the central core, and Sutcliffe was the last member to join it before they changed their name to The Beatles. He left the band in '61 to continue his painting studies, and went to study in Hamburg where he died of a brain aneurysm in April 1962 at the age of only 21.He was replaced by Ringo Starr, but is often remembered as having been the 'fifth Beatle'.It was the Beatles.The Quarrymen.
