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

Chas Newby, the British musician who played bass guitar for the Beatles during their early days, has died at the age of 81. A cause of death has not been revealed.

Tributes to the Beatles’ first left-handed bassist, who also played with John Lennon in his first band, The Quarrymen, began spreading on social media on Tuesday morning.

A brother of the former Beatles drummer Pete Best confirmed the news on Tuesday on Facebook. “Both Pete and I…