Decades later, Paul can still imagine the moment he and John wrote “Love Me Do.” Paul said that John came up with a simple harmonica riff randomly. “There’s nothing to it; it’s a will-o ...

4 in Abbey Road studios to record “Love Me Do,” they had overhauled the arrangement and John Lennon now had a harmonica part. But Lennon’s harmonica got in the way of his singing the song ...

Though it hardly ranks as one of their best songs, "Love Me Do" is noted for Lennon's harmonica part, inspired by Delbert McClinton's playing on Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby," a big hit that summer.

“Love Me Do” was eight years old by the time it hit ... The Beatles added the song’s harmonica at the behest of producer George Martin; Lennon had famously shoplifted his instrument in ...

‘Love Me Do’ by The Beatles was the first single ... it still contains the DNA of his skittish signature rhythm. The harmonica Lennon plays gave it a sound that stood out: it was a bluesier ...

Paphides said it was "impossible to hear Love Me Do without thinking about the pop-cultural revolution for which it was undoubtedly a catalyst". "John Lennon's harmonica sounded to me like the ...