STUART SUTCLIFFE (Room 108)
STUART SUTCLIFFE (Room 108)
Stu Sutcliffe was John’s best friend at the Liverpool Art College, which he attended after he left Quarry Bank School. Stu was a very gifted artist whose work was exhibited at The John Moores Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool in November 1959. John Moores (founder of the Littlewoods Empire) was so impressed that he personally bought Stuart’s painting for £65, a princely sum in those days.
John quickly found a way to relieve Stuart of his new windfall; he persuaded him to buy a Hofner President bass, as The Quarrymen didn’t have one. Stu obliged and duly became the latest addition to the band that was named Johnny and The Moondogs, despite the fact that he could not play a single note! The group at this stage were John, Paul, George and Stuart, but they still lacked a drummer. A rehearsal tape recorded at Paul’s house survives to this day.
Artwork © Shannon
STUART SUTCLIFFE (Room 108)
Stu Sutcliffe was John’s best friend at the Liverpool Art College, which he attended after he left Quarry Bank School. Stu was a very gifted artist whose work was exhibited at The John Moores Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool in November 1959. John Moores (founder of the Littlewoods Empire) was so impressed that he personally bought Stuart’s painting for £65, a princely sum in those days.
John quickly found a way to relieve Stuart of his new windfall; he persuaded him to buy a Hofner President bass, as The Quarrymen didn’t have one. Stu obliged and duly became the latest addition to the band that was named Johnny and The Moondogs, despite the fact that he could not play a single note! The group at this stage were John, Paul, George and Stuart, but they still lacked a drummer. A rehearsal tape recorded at Paul’s house survives to this day.
Artwork © Shannon
STUART SUTCLIFFE (Room 108)
Stu Sutcliffe was John’s best friend at the Liverpool Art College, which he attended after he left Quarry Bank School. Stu was a very gifted artist whose work was exhibited at The John Moores Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool in November 1959. John Moores (founder of the Littlewoods Empire) was so impressed that he personally bought Stuart’s painting for £65, a princely sum in those days.
John quickly found a way to relieve Stuart of his new windfall; he persuaded him to buy a Hofner President bass, as The Quarrymen didn’t have one. Stu obliged and duly became the latest addition to the band that was named Johnny and The Moondogs, despite the fact that he could not play a single note! The group at this stage were John, Paul, George and Stuart, but they still lacked a drummer. A rehearsal tape recorded at Paul’s house survives to this day.
Artwork © Shannon