Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country [1] singer, songwriter, and musician. [2] Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top …

Gene Pitney (born February 17, 1941, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 5, 2006, Cardiff, Wales) was an American singer and songwriter known for dramatic pop balladry.

Gene Pitney was born on February 17, 1940 in Rockville, Connecticut, the son of Anna A. (Orlowsky) and Harold F. Pitney, a lathe operator. His maternal grandparents were Polish. Gene had a love of …

Apr 6, 2006 · LONDON — Gene Pitney, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose hits included "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart," died Wednesday at a hotel in …

Some of his most well-known songs are "Town Without Pity", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa". He died of a heart attack in Cardiff in 2006 while on tour in the UK.

Gene Francis Alan Pitney was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician.

Dec 28, 2012 · Having established himself as a world-class songwriter and a successful recording artist, Pitney began collaborating with the legendary tune-smithing team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, …

This is a set category. It should only contain pages that are Gene Pitney albums or lists of Gene Pitney albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about …

Pitney war ein Tenor mit einer markanten Stimme und deshalb mit einem hohen Wiedererkennungswert. 1961 hatte er mit (I Wanna) Love My Life Away seinen ersten Hit in den USA.

Apr 5, 2006 · Gene Pitney went from being a successful songwriter for other acts to become a major international pop star in his own right. He enjoyed more than 20 hits, including songs like Twenty Four...