The Beatles' future bassist Stuart Sutcliffe was born at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was incorporated into the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
His father Charles was a naval officer, and his mother Millie was a school teacher. The Sutcliffe family moved to Liverpool in 1943.
Sutcliffe later became firm friends with John Lennon, a fellow student at the Liverpool College of Art who invited him to join his band. Although he was never a talented musician, Sutcliffe did help contribute to a key part of The Beatles' story: their name, which was a tribute to Buddy Holly's band The Crickets.
