The Beatles Use of the Harmonica

Learn Why John Referred To It As A “Gimmick”

Due his parents seperation, John Lennon lived from 4 years old until his early 20’s with his mother’s sister Aunt Mimi and her husband George. It was he who gave a very young John his first musical instrument, a chromatic harmonica. Sadly, George who was as close to a father as Lennon ever had, passed away suddenly when John was 15.