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To: goldworldnet who wrote (1556)	4/5/2006 9:33:51 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32398

Singer Gene Pitney Dies at 65 AP via Yahoo! News ^ \| 04/05/2006 LONDON - Gene Pitney, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose hits included "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart," died Wednesday at a hotel in Wales after playing a show, his agent said. He was 65. Pitney was found dead in his hotel room in Cardiff, Wales. Police said the death did not appear suspicious. "We don't have a cause of death at the moment but looks like it was a very peaceful passing," said Pitney's tour manager, James Kelly. "He was found fully clothed, on his back, as if he had gone for a lie down. It looks as if there was no pain whatsoever." He added: "Last night was generally one of the happiest and most exuberant performances we've seen out of him. He was absolutely on top of his game and was really happy with the show." Born in Hartford, Conn., on Feb. 17, 1941, Pitney had his first success as a songwriter with "Rubber Ball," a Top 10 hit for Bobby Vee in 1961. Later that year, Ricky Nelson had a hit with Pitney's "Hello Mary Lou." As a performer, Pitney had his first success that same year with "Love My Life Away." But Burt Bacharach and Hal David provided the songs that put Pitney in the Top 10: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart." "Only Love Can Break a Heart" was Pitney's biggest U.S. hit, peaking at No. 2 on the charts in 1962. The No. 1 song at the time was The Crystals' "He's a Rebel," written by Pitney. He had more than a dozen Top 40 hits and even contributed to an early Rolling Stones recording session. Pitney waited until 1990 for his first British No. 1 — he rerecorded "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" with Marc Almond. Pitney also had some success as a country singer, pairing with George Jones to record "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" and "Louisiana Man." He recorded in Italian and Spanish, and twice took second place at the San Remo Song Festival in Italy. He also had a regional hit with "Nessuno Mi Puo' Giudicare." Pitney was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. ___ On the Net: allmusic.com

To: goldworldnet who wrote (1556)	4/5/2006 10:05:23 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 32398

I'm sure I'll get my chance to get an autograph in the future. Too bad about Mickey Mantle, that would have been something! I have Bob Gibson and Maury Wills. That was an era when they knew how to play ball! I have a few signed albums, one of them I got signed by the whole band when I saw John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys at a festival in Rhode Island in the 80s. He had his 12 year old son Geno with him playing the rub board. Now John is retired and Geno has gotten big. If I ever get a chance to see Geno I'm gonna ask him if he remembers signing that album so many years ago. I bet he remembers it! amazon.com