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- ↑ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley . Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
"Chapter Ten From Nashville to Hollywood, 1960-66 20/21 March 1960 Venue: RCA Studios, Nashville Titles recorded: A Mess Of Blues', 'Fame And Fortune', 'It Feels So Right', ..." - ↑ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley . Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
20/21 March 1960 Fame and Fortune.
"FAME AND FORTUNE Rec. : March 21, 1960" - ↑ Frank Hoffmann (23 May 2016). Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000. Routledge. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-1-135-86886-4.
- ↑ "Fame and Fortune : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase".
- ↑ John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814349.
- 1 2 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (4 April 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 4–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - 1 2 James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
- 1 2 "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 - Billboard (1960-05-04)". Billboard . Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2017-01-07.
