John Lennon and Paul McCartney were close confidantes, but one of the most important people in the former’s life was Stuart Sutcliffe. Lennon and Sutcliffe met as students at art college and quickly ...

John Lennon and The Beatles’ original bassist Stuart Sutcliffe became friends before their musical collaboration and remained close after Sutcliffe left the band. Before The Beatles were the biggest ...

Stuart Sutcliffe was the Beatles’ original bassist. Prior to McCartney taking over the duty, Sutcliffe led the rhythm section to success during their Hamburg residencies. Though he would eventually ...

LONDON -- A biography of the "Fifth Beatle" paints a revealing portrait of the formative years of the world's most famous pop group and sheds new light on Stuart Sutcliffe's stormy relationship with ...

FOR A WHILE, Backbeat IS LIVELY, UNpretentious fun, a glimpse into the early days of the Beatles when Pete Best was still the drummer, their ducktails hadn't turned mop top and they were doing covers ...

The Beatles never had a permanent bassist, so when another iconic one strolled along, Paul McCartney got his back up - but ...

Although he started out as a guitar player, Paul McCartney took on bass guitar duties for the Beatles in July 1961, while the group was performing in Hamburg. Until then, he’d been one of the band's ...

Funny, soulful, and powered by rock ’n’ roll swagger, Shake It Up Baby! is a thrilling start to the Epstein’s new era ...