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Liverpool venue that hosted some of the Beatles’ earliest gigs turned into Airbnb

Fans can stay at the Casbah Coffee Club where the Quarrymen, the precursor band to the Beatles, had a residency

The Guardian - UK

John Duff Lowe obituary

Other lives: Finance adviser and pianist who played on the first record that Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison made together

The Guardian - UK

Paintings, letters … and a John Lennon novel? Archive of ‘fifth Beatle’ Stuart Sutcliffe up for sale

Artworks and Beatles ephemera including an incomplete novel about Lennon among work by visual artist and bass player who died aged 21

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Chas Newby, fill-in bassist who rejected a full-time gig with the Beatles, dies at 81

Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died this week at 81.

Los Angeles Times

Family tribute to 'amazing' dad and The Beatles former bassist Chas Newby

Chas's children said their dad always gave up his time for other people

Liverpool Echo

The Beatles’ “first left-handed bassist”, Chas Newby, dies aged 81

The bass player and former math teacher was subbed into the Liverpool legend’s early lineup in December 1960 and played one of the most formative shows of the era

Guitar World

Chas Newby, one-time Beatles bassist, dies at 81

The British musician, who performed with the Beatles for several gigs in 1960, went on to become a high school mathematics teacher

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The Beatles' former bassist Chas Newby dies aged 81 as tributes paid

Chas Newby- who played with the band in their early days- died on Tuesday morning

Daily Record

The Beatles' former bassist Chas Newby dies as tributes pour in for The Quarrymen musician

The Beatles' former bass player Chas Newby, who played with the band in their early days, is thought to have died early on Tuesday morning and social media has been flooded with tributes to the musician

Daily Mirror

Home where music legend John Lennon practiced with The Beatles bandmate as teenager sells to fan at auction

The home, a stop-off point on the Beatles tour, was reportedly bought by UK-based superfan

Manchester Evening News

Home where John Lennon practiced with Beatles bandmate Sir Paul McCartney as a teenager sells at auction

The modest three-bed home played a major role in his musical development and has been sold at auction

Wales Online

Forgotten Beatles tapes recorded at lost Liverpool studio

Recordings thought to have been lost to ages have been unearthed

Liverpool Echo

John Lennon's mother's house set to go to auction

The property was once a 'refuge' for the young men who went on to change the face of music

Liverpool Echo

Creetown arts centre announces new programming team

The Quarrymen's Arts Centre has formed an exciting partnership with theatre company Banbury Banter

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Liverpool Echo

80 Paul McCartney facts about Beatles legend's life as he celebrates his 80th birthday

Sir Paul has been an icon for decades

Liverpool Echo

Paul McCartney at 80: Family tragedy inspired career of Beatles legend

Macca was only a teenager when tragedy struck

Daily Mirror

Paul McCartney at 80: How mum's death when he was 14 inspired some of his greatest work

Paul McCartney is still going strong, playing Glastonbury next Saturday as the oldest-ever headliner, a week after he turns 80. When he was 14, his mum died and the tragedy shaped his career

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