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Gene Pitney News

Singing legend Gene Pitney laid to rest

The star is buried in his hometown

  • Apr 13, 2006

Gene Pitney - cause of death revealed

Results of the post-mortem made public

  • Apr 6, 2006

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Gene Pitney Sings I'm Gonna Be Strong

Gene Pitney Sings I'm Gonna Be Strong (02:10)

Gene Pitney on some European music show sings I'm Gonna Be Strong. Worth watching for the final moment when Pitney gets mauled by audience member

24 Hours from Tulsa

24 Hours from Tulsa (03:05)

The late, great Gene Pitney. ... 60's Gene Pitney pop

TOWN WITHOUT PITY

TOWN WITHOUT PITY (02:55)

Oldie Goldie performed by Gene Pitney. Collected by Slim Oster for all of you! ... Nothing's better than yore days!

Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liiberty Valance

Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liiberty Valance (03:03)

Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liiberty Valance - Peak Position:#4 in 1962

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Gene Pitney Biography

Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1941 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter. He was also a guitarist, pianist, drummer, and sound engineer. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic. As a performer, his singles charted 16 Top 40 times in the U.S., four in the Top Ten. In the UK he had 22 Top 40 hits and 11 Top Tens. He wrote the early 1960s hits "He's a Rebel", by The Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou", by Rick Nelson.

Pitney was among a small group of early 1960s American such as Roy Orbison, Bobby Vinton, The Four Seasons, Jan and Dean, Jay and the Americans, The Beach Boys, and The Supremes who continued to enjoy hits after the British Invasion in the U.S. in 1964.

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Gene Pitney's Best Songs

  • 1. Town Without Pity
  • 2. Every Breath I Take
  • 3. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
  • 4. Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
  • 5. Only Love Can Break a Heart
  • 6. Town Without Pity [ ]
  • 7. It Hurts to Be in Love
  • 8. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
  • 9. 24 Hours From Tulsa
  • 10. I'm Gonna Be Strong
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Gene Pitney Discography

Gene Pitney albums.

  • Backstage - (Musicor/US)

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