September 26 1956 was declared Elvis Presley Day in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis homecoming performed two show at the Tupelo, Alabama Fair and Dairy Show in a hand-sewn blue velvet shirt which his mother had made

Elvis was presented with a guitar-shaped key to the city by Gov J C Coleman 

Before a crowd of 3 thousand screaming teenagers Elvis' triumphant homecoming resulted in pandemonium. Fans screamed and  fainted and were carried out on stretchers. Elvis donated $10,000 to charity.

Gladys and Vernon Presley were in the audience and could not believe what was happening. At his first homecoming concert Elvis wore a hand-made shirt a year later he returned to perform in a gold lame jacket.