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"Fame and Fortune" is a 1960 song by Elvis Presley. It was written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music) and published by Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc. Presley recorded it on March 21, 1960, in the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee .
Elvis performed "Stuck on You" and "Fame and Fortune", the A and B sides of his first post-army RCA Victor single release. He also performed a duet with Sinatra. Elvis sang Sinatra's 1957 Cy Coleman chart hit "Witchcraft" with Frank performing the 1956 Elvis classic "Love Me Tender". None of these performances were released on record until the ...
Elvis took the stage for the last time at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The ticket-buying scene months earlier saw plenty of fans swarm to get tickets, even waiting for hours to get them.
"Stuck on You" was Elvis Presley's first hit single after his two-year stint in the US Army, reaching number one in 1960 in the US. He recorded the song during March 1960, and the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late-April 1960, becoming his first number-one single of the 1960s and thirteenth overall.
"A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It's Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side. The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
The book Song & Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan note Presley's cynicism in the song, whose lyrics go: [13]. If you wanna be loved, baby you gotta love me too 'Cos I ain't for no one-sided love affair:
Song by Elvis Presley; from the album Something for Everybody; Released: June 17, 1961 (on the album Something for Everybody) Recorded: March 12–13, 1961: Length: 2: 03: Label: RCA: Songwriter(s) Don Robertson: Music video; Elvis Presley "Starting Today" (With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) (official audio) on YouTube "
Red West recounted that "You'll Be Gone" was written after a suggestion or idea made by Elvis to write new lyrics for Cole Porter's 1935 classic song "Begin the Beguine", from the musical Jubilee: "Elvis recorded 'It's Now Or Never' and he wanted to take another old standard that was a great song and change the lyrics. ...