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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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Actually it is unfair to not also give props to Gene Pitney there. His voice makes it.
@ElPrezAU | November 15, 2009 08:12 AM -
Wished Tracy didn't mention gene pitney to me. Feel like singing 24 hours from tulsa. Why aren't these songs on singstar???
@FunnyTrickster | November 14, 2009 10:50 PM -
#listeningto "Gene Pitney, 24 Hours From Tulsa" http://tuneupmedia.com
@blockie75 | November 14, 2009 10:00 PM -
Of course it helps that he's swiping from stuff like Gene Pitney and Del Shannon and even 60s country and not the usual suspects
@notrivia | November 13, 2009 04:30 PM -
#music Profile: Gene Pitney http://bit.ly/32yExe #classichits7sd
@classichits7sd | November 13, 2009 12:24 PM
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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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