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Gene Pitney was an American singer-songwriter whose career spanned more than four decades, and included pop, country and R&B hits. Though sometimes dismissed as a middle-of-the-road artist, oldies radio stations on both sides of the Atlantic have had his hits and compositions on permanent rotation for decades, including The Crystals' "He's a Rebel," Rick Nelson's "Hello Mary Lou," and his own recordings of "Town Without Pity," and "24 Hours From Tulsa." Pitney enjoyed a brief overseas comeback in 1989, with an update of his 1967 track "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart," recorded as a duet with Marc Almond—the track became a #1 hit in the UK. On April 5, 2006, Pitney was found dead, of natural causes, in a hotel room in Cardiff, Wales.
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- Born: February 14, 1940
- Died: April 5, 2006
- Origin: Hartford, Connecticut
- Years Active: 1961-2006
- Record Label(s): Musicor, Stateside, Bronze, Pye
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002
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@Simonsh Gene Pitney / Murray The K's Holiday Revue / Town Without Pity
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RT @VALERIEMARGOLIS: #SongoftheDay:<< Mecca by Gene Pitney >> http://tinysong.com/Pby - Woot! But what a voice.
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#SongoftheDay:<< Mecca by Gene Pitney >> http://tinysong.com/Pby - Woot! But what a voice.
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@Sion71 @jason_2008 PMSL what are yas like? Gene Pitney & Shakin Stevens (shakes head and sighs) Lets see this evidence then?!!! LOL
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THE FULL PRICE BOOK COMES WITH A CD OF THE MAY 24, 2002 TWENTY MINUTE "INTERVIEW" OF GENE PITNEY! The only complete biography of Gene Pitney. Dick Clark rates Gene as one of the top 100 rockers of all time. Jason Rowe of Connecticut's Jour...
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Although he's been called "a poor man's Roy Orbison" thanks to his uncanny falsettos and flair for the dramatic, Gene Pitney probably hasn't been given his due. A terrific songwriter (Ricky Nelson's "Hello, Mary Lou" and the Crystals' "He's...
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View All Gene Pitney Questions (16) | Ask a QuestionAre you excite about Dendrimers and their potential to revive gene therapy? (1 Answer)no! why? because Dendrimers could have a great influence on our body and could be also used in not proper ways. and yes gene therapy and molecular medicine are on ... read moreIs KISS Gene Simmons a shameless self-promoter with an inflated ego or a brilliant business man? (1 Answer)Why OR? The man understands synergy. read moreWas Auburns choice of Gene Chizik as football coach a good decision? (4 Answers)It was a terrible, terrible misstep on Auburn's part. Tommy Tuberville was one of the top 5 coaches in the SEC and you are replacing him with someone who had ... read more
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