The story I heard was that Delbert & the Beatles
were touring England together (don't remember
which was opening for which), and Delbert taught
Lennon the opening harp riff for "Love Me Do".
-jp
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> In a message dated 1/18/99 12:11:01 PM Central Standard Time,
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> My father was touring in Europe and Britain around the same time the Beatles
> were blazing their trail (60-63) and he says that Lennon was playing the
> harmonica long before McClinton supposedly taught him. Whether or not
> McClinton is being totally truthful about the situation or if the story has
> just taken on some extrapolated details is up in the air. It sounds like an
> urban legend to me.
>
> Slim
> >>
>
> Yeah, if the story is that McClinton taught Lennon *how* to play harmonica,
> then it's not true.
> Delbert says in several interviews I've read that he taught Lennon how *he*
> played the harmonica, which makes more sense.
> I'm guessing JL had been honking around on the harp for a while before they
> met.
> Who knows / cares, right? It's a great story either way. Kinda gives us the
> right to say those limey bastards wouldn't have set the bar so high for Garth
> if it hadn't been for the American R&Rers who showed 'em how to do it.<g>
>
> Joe X.
> TCMN
>
> np: The Stillmen - Go!X3
