Gene Pitney

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human pop singer recording artist singer-songwriter

Gene Pitney was an American singer-songwriter known for his dramatic pop hits of the 1960s, including "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart."

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Gene Pitney canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
pop singer ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsPeak 1960s ⓘ
activeYearsStart late 1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Burt Bacharach ⓘ
Hal David ⓘ
Marc Almond ⓘ
awardReceived Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
burialPlace Somers, Connecticut ⓘ
surface form: Somers, Connecticut, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940-02-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2006-04-05 ⓘ
familyName Pitney ⓘ
fullName Gene Francis Alan Pitney ⓘ
genre country ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName Gene ⓘ
hasInstrument guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
musicalStyle dramatic pop ballads ⓘ
notableAchievement multiple Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1960s ⓘ
significant popularity in the United Kingdom ⓘ
notableCollaboration Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart ⓘ
notableWork Half Heaven – Half Heartache ⓘ
It Hurts to Be in Love ⓘ
I’m Gonna Be Strong ⓘ
Looking Through the Eyes of Love ⓘ
Only Love Can Break a Heart ⓘ
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ⓘ
Town Without Pity ⓘ
Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cardiff ⓘ
surface form: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Musicor Records ⓘ
Vee-Jay Records ⓘ
vocalRange tenor ⓘ
wroteSong Hello Mary Lou ⓘ
He’s a Rebel ⓘ
“Rubber Ball” ⓘ
surface form: Rubber Ball

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Hello Mary Lou → composer → Gene Pitney ⓘ
Hello Mary Lou → lyricist → Gene Pitney ⓘ
Hello Mary Lou → hasCoverVersionBy → Gene Pitney ⓘ
I’m Gonna Be Strong → notableRecordingBy → Gene Pitney ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Gonna Be Strong
I’m Gonna Be Strong → firstPopularizedBy → Gene Pitney ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Gonna Be Strong
I’m Gonna Be Strong → hasNotablePerformer → Gene Pitney ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Gonna Be Strong