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 ...

He continued “But they had a record contract. And they had a record on the charts, with a bluesy harmonica on it, called ‘Love Me Do.’ When I heard the combination of all these things ...

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.

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 ...

“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 ...