Fifty years ago today, they met each other for the first time. From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac...
October 12, 1962…In New Brighton, England, the Beatles met Little Richard for the first time when they opened for him at the Tower Ballroom. Although Richard apparently found John and George to be "rude," he was quite taken with Paul, reportedly to the point of trying to seduce him.
Paul loved singing Little Richard songs, and even called his song "I'm Down" a little Richard impression. This song was already part of the Beatles repertoire the night Richard and Paul met...
