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Gene Pitney
History of USA

              


1941
Birth
17th Feb Hartford Birth of Gene Pitney
1961
Composition
1st success as a songwriter with "Rubber Ball," a Top 10 hit for Bobby Vee
Ricky Nelson has a hit with Pitney's "Hello Mary Lou"
1962
Composition
No 1 song for The Crystals' "He's a Rebel," written by Pitney
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" was Pitney's biggest US hit, peaking at No. 2 on the charts
1963
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Records, " 24 Hours From Tulsa"
1964
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Records, " I'm Gonna Be Strong"
1965
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Records, "Looking Through The Eyes Of Love"
1967
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Records, "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart"
1990
Composition
Re-records "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" with Marc Almond, reaches no 1 in Britain
2002
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pitney is elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2006
Death
5th May Cardiff Death of Gene Pitney, found dead in his hotel room in Cardiff

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