Barbie is celebrating the тАЬKing of Rock and Roll,тАЭ Elvis Presley, with a collectible doll.
The female doll made by Mattel Inc is dressed in PresleyтАЩs тАЬAmerican EagleтАЭ jumpsuit, which features colorful rhinestones, a cape and a red scarf. Presley wore the jumpsuit during numerous concert appearances.
ElvisтАЩ first RCA single, Heartbreak Hotel, was released in 1956 and became the first Elvis single to sell over 1 million copies, followed by his first album, Elvis Presley, which went to No. 1 on BillboardтАЩs pop album chart.
Presley wore the jumpsuit during numerous concert appearances.(Mattel/Handout via REUTERS)
In 1973 Elvis made television and entertainment history with his тАЬElvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite.тАЭ It was the first, worldwide live satellite broadcast of a concert and seen in about 40 countries by 1 billion to 1.5 billion people.
Presley died Aug. 16, 1977 at his Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee.
