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Episode 100: “Love Me Do” by the Beatles

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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John Lennon and the Beatles

Pete Best was in the audience watching his replacement. The day after that came another big change, John's girlfriend Cynthia was pregnant and they married on the 23rd of August in a small ceremony. Ryan Epstein gave the happy couple the use of his flat went free until they could find a place of their own. They recorded two songs for consideration as the B side, with Ron Richards running the session. And then cut a reworking of Love Me Do, this time with White on drums while Ringo played a tambourine. George Martin determined that the next session, if there was even going to be a next session, he'd get in a session drummer, rather than keep relying

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