Elvis Presley 1975/05/05
Taken on:
1975/05/05
Source:
Elvis The Concert Years by Stein Erik Skar
Photo:
Remember Elvis by Mike E. Rodger
Location:
State Fair Coliseum, Jackson Mississippi
Attendance
10.242
Suit
White Suit with blue orna
Info:
On 10th January a tornado had devastated parts of Mississippi. Seven people died, hundreds were injured, and the damage amounted to $17 million. Elvis sent a telegram to Mississippi's Governor Bill Waller in which he wrote: "I will do what I can to help the state where I was born." It was decided that the takings from the show Elvis was going to hold in Jackson on 5th May should be given to the relief effort in the 2 most vulnerable counties, Pike and Lincoln, and before Elvis came on stage in Jackson he presented Governor Waller with a cheque for $109,000.
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