Chas Newby

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Charles Newby (born 18 June 1941) is a British musician who was briefly the bassist the Beatles for several gigs in December 1960, while Stuart Sutcliffe was still in Hamburg focusing on his art career.

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When the Beatles returned from West Germany for the first time, they were short of a bass guitarist. Pete Best suggested Chas Newby.^[1] Newby had been with The Black Jacks (Pete Best's group), and was now attending university, but was on holiday and so agreed to play with the Beatles.^[1]

Newby appeared with the Beatles for four engagements in December 1960 (17 December, Casbah Club, Liverpool; 24 December, Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard; 27 December, Litherland Town Hall; 31 December, Casbah Club). John Lennon asked him to go to West Germany for the Beatles' second trip, but Newby chose to return to university.^[1] After Lennon and George Harrison both declined to switch to bass guitar, Paul McCartney, who previously played guitar and piano, reluctantly became the band's bassist.^[2]

Personal life[]

Newby taught mathematics at Droitwich Spa High School in Droitwich Spa and now lives in Alcester, where he plays in a charity group, the Racketts. Since 2016, Newby has been performing as a member of the Quarrymen, the band that was the precursor to the Beatles.^[3]

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