Elvis Presley Enterprises on Thursday rolled out a year of events to evince what would have been the singer’sitting 75th birthday on January 8, including a cake-cutting ceremony at his Graceland home in Memphis through wife Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie.
Celebrations during the year include a special exhibit at Graceland of Elvis costumes, an all-day marathon attached TV channel TCM of Elvis movies on January 8, an exhibit of Presley’s impact put on pop culture at the Newseum in Washington D.C., and a new Jailhouse Rock doll from the Barbie collection.
Canadian circus group Cirque du Soleil will unveil its own tribute to the life and melody of the King of Rock and Roll by its new show “Viva ELVIS” in Las Vegas, that premieres at the end of January.
Presley died on August 16, 1977 at the age of 42 of heart problems and a cocktail of prescription drugs. He is common of the top earning dead celebrities, bringing in $55 million (33.7 million pounds) in 2009, according to Forbes.com.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
