BGuthrie Photos: MS -- Tupelo -- City Hall

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. THALL_130526_035.JPG: Elvis Presley and Tupelo: On October 2, 1945, a ten-year-old Elvis played to his first crowd on these grounds and took 5th place in a talent show. Eleven years later, he returned as the King of Rock and Roll!
2. THALL_130526_051.JPG: The Homecoming Concert -- September 26, 1956 In 1948, Elvis Presley left Tupelo with his parents at the tender age of 13. He was a poor, East Tupelo boy whose family struggled to make ends meet while dealing with the stigma of a father who had been imprisoned. In September of 1956, poised to become a mega superstar of historic proportions, Elvis and his family were welcomed home by a parade, thousands of screaming fans, and the Governor of Mississippi. He performed two shows and received the "key to the city" of the little town where he was so humbly born. What he played: Afternoon show: - Heartbreak Hotel - Long Tall Sally - I Was The One - I Was You, I Need You, I Love You - I Got a Woman - Don't Be Cruel - Ready Teddy - Love Me Tender - Hound Dog Evening Show: - Love Me Tender - I Was The One - I Got a Woman - Don't be Cruel - Blue Suede Shoes - Baby, Let's Play House - Hound Dog About the Statue: Dedicated in August of 2012, this larger-than-life statue depicts the famous photograph known all over the world as "The Hands," shot by Roger Marshutz in 1956 in Tupelo. Mississippi artist Bill Beckwith was commissioned to sculpt the statue and is known for his artistry on statues of Mississippi's well-known native sons including William Faulkner and BB King. The statue is placed to the famous photograph can be re-created by fans today.
3. THALL_130526_061.JPG: Elvis in Tupelo: Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley. Born in a two room house built by his father, grandfather and uncle, Elvis was one of identical twin brothers born to the Presleys. His brother, Jesse Garon, was stillborn. Elvis spent his formative years in Tupelo surrounded by his extended family. Times were financially difficult for the Presleys who moved out of the home where Elvis was born when he was three, moving many times within the city throughout the next ten years. It was at the Assembly of God church that Elvis first became embroiled with music and, more specifically, the music of gospel quartets. Elvis grew up in a household that valued country music and was often exposed to Jimmie Rodgers and Bob Wills' music. He was further influenced by the rhythm and blues and gospel music that he heard on "the Hill" and in the Shake Rag district, historically African-American communities in Tupelo. It was this unique blend of these genres that created Rock and Roll. In 1948, Elvis' family moved to Memphis to pursue a better life. Eight years later, they would take the same road "home" to Tupelo to perform once again on these fairgrounds... but this time in triumph, to play a sold-out concert at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair. Elvis life had certainly changed by this time, and it was about to change tremendously. Tupelo will always be the place where it all began.
4. THALL_130526_071.JPG: Fairgrounds: Elvis returned here in 1956 and 1957 to perform concerts on what was then known as the Tupelo Fairgrounds. Proceeds from these concerts were used to buy and restore his birthplace and build the Elvis Presley Youth Center. The Presley family also lived in this area in the late 1930's.
5. THALL_130526_110.JPG: Piomingo "Mountain Leader" war chief of Longtown (south Tupelo) Born circa 1750 - Died 1798 "America's most influential Chickasaw ally" -- Washington Peace Medal recipient 1792 "Could I once see the day that whites and reds were all friends it would be like getting new eye sight." -- Piomingo, Aug. 8, 1792. Donated by Rotary Club of Tupelo 2005
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