Gene Pitney
Rock and roll, Musical Artist
1940 – 2006
Who was Gene Pitney?
Gene Francis Alan Pitney was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the British Invasion.
Pitney charted 16 Top-40 hits in the U.S., four in the Top 10. In the UK he had 22 Top-40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" by Bobby Vee, "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1940
Hartford - Also known as
- Gene Francis Alan Pitney
- Gene Francis Allan Pitney
- Pitney, Gene
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Rockville High School
- Lived in
- Connecticut
- Died
- Apr 5, 2006
Cardiff
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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