Stuart Sutcliffe was the only bass player of the Beatles.
The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960 , with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player .	Liverpool	Liverpool	Hamburg	Hamburg	Stuart Sutcliffe	Stuart Sutcliffe	The Beatles	The Beatles (album)
Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe -LRB- 23 June 1940 -- 10 April 1962 -RRB- was a British painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist for the Beatles .	the Beatles	the Beatles
