On this day in 1965, a meeting of musical legends took place as The Beatles were introduced to Elvis Presley

Lennon and McCartney idolised Presley and as their careers took off it was natural for the artists to meet. The group was invited to Elvis’ lavish home, where they recall him being the first person they’d met with a television remote.

As The Beatles arrived at the Presley home, they discovered thousands of fans had found about the meeting and arrived to witness the meeting. The group entered the home and reportedly sat on the floor around Elvis, gaping and staring at him, to which he replied “Well, what the hell, if you guys aren’t going to talk to me I’m going to my bedroom”, a joke that broke the ice and started the conversation between the artists.

The group remembers that after a while, the group gathered around a silent tv to play some music, with the exception of Ringo Starr who had no drums to use. From there, the group jammed and chatted until around 2am when The Beatles left. Both Elvis and The Beatles had nothing but nice things to say about one another after the meeting, although it was the last time many of them met with Presley.