Gene Pitney

Biography

Gene Pitney (1940–2006) was an American singer and songwriter from Hartford, Connecticut, known for a dramatic tenor and hits including 'Town Without Pity', '(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance' and 'Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa'. He also wrote 'Hello Mary Lou' and 'He's a Rebel' for other artists. A bigger star in Britain than at home in his later career, he topped the British chart in 1989 duetting with *Marc Almond*, entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, and died in Cardiff, Wales on 5 April 2006 while touring.