Well aware that his talents for painting were greater than for music, Stuart Sutcliffe planned to take art teaching courses. He applied for an Art Teachers Diploma (ATD) course at Liverpool College of Art, and was interviewed on this day.
Sutcliffe was turned down for a place on the diploma course, and decided to enrol instead at the Hamburg College of Art. He began there in June 1961.
Last updated: 28 December 2012
Also on this day...
- 2016: New organisation aims to maximise Beatles tourism in Liverpool
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Festhalle, Frankfurt
- 1979: UK album release: George Harrison by George Harrison
- 1972: Wings live: Oxford University
- 1969: Editing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
- 1967: Recording, mixing, editing: A Day In The Life, Lovely Rita
- 1965: The Beatles begin filming Help! in the Bahamas
- 1965: Mixing: Yes It Is, You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, If You’ve Got Trouble, Tell Me What You See, I Need You, Another Girl, Ticket To Ride, You Like Me Too Much, The Night Before, You’re Going To Lose That Girl, That Means A Lot
- 1964: Television: Big Night Out
- 1963: The Beatles live: Granada Cinema, Mansfield
- 1962: The Beatles live: Technical College Hall, Birkenhead
- 1962: The Beatles live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
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