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Delbert McClinton: Mama's Little Baby

...from Acquired Taste. Delbert McClinton is a Grammy-award winning harmonica player and singer revered by musicians...

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By Ariana Morgenstern • Aug 14, 2009 • 1 min read

Delbert McClinton is a Grammy-award winning harmonica player and singer revered by musicians. Rumor has it that his harmonica sound inspired John Lennon's "Love Me Do," while an urban legend persisted that McClinton taught Lennon how to play. For Today's Top Tune, we concentrate on his singing as we offer a rollicking version of "Mama's Little Baby."

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    Ariana Morgenstern

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