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Posts Tagged ‘Gene Pitney’
Gene Pitney anniversary
Written by admin on April 5, 2010 – 7:04 am -Gene Pitney died four years ago today in Cardiff, Wales at the age of 66. He was on a 23-date UK tour at the time and his last show had taken place the previous evening at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff.
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Gene Pitney birthday tribute
Written by admin on February 17, 2010 – 10:44 am -Gene Pitney would have been 70 years old today. He died on April 5, 2006 at the age of 66 in a hotel in Cardiff, Wales, midway through a UK tour.
Gene Francis Alan Pitney was born in Hartford, Connecticut on February 17, 1940, but spent most of his youth in Rockville, Connecticut. He had musical ambitions from a young age and formed a band while a student at Rockville High School. His first singles were released as part of a duo called Jamie and Jane, with singer Ginny Arnell, and included the song “Classical Rock and Roll.” The singles were not hits and the duo was soon abandoned. Read more »
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