Gene Pitney dead

sonicl · 04.05.2006, 07:16 AM

From BBC website:

American superstar Gene Pitney has been found dead aged 65 in his bed in a Cardiff hotel. Pitney - who found fame with Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - was pronounced dead at the Hilton hotel at 1000 BST. He was on a UK tour and had shown no signs of illness. The cause of death is not yet known but is not suspicious.

His biggest success was in the 1960s and he enjoyed a 1989 revival with his chart-topping duet, Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart, with Marc Almond.

Pitney's songs have been recorded by some of the world's biggest stars - Hello Mary Lou was released by Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison recorded Today's Teardrops as the B-side to his million-selling single, Blue Angel. He is also credited with helping the Rolling Stones break the American market with his endorsement of the band. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote his hit That Girl Belongs to Yesterday which became the Stones duo's first composition to reach the American charts.

fishmonkey · 04.05.2006, 08:17 AM

it looks like something eventually got a hold of his heart, maybe a heartattack?

Iain · 04.05.2006, 08:53 AM

I read this on another forum earlier....same story, same joke...people can be so cruel

Not very interesting fact: I walk past that Hilton Hotel on a fairly regular basis.

04.05.2006, 07:16 AM	#1
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	From BBC website: American superstar Gene Pitney has been found dead aged 65 in his bed in a Cardiff hotel. Pitney - who found fame with Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - was pronounced dead at the Hilton hotel at 1000 BST. He was on a UK tour and had shown no signs of illness. The cause of death is not yet known but is not suspicious. His biggest success was in the 1960s and he enjoyed a 1989 revival with his chart-topping duet, Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart, with Marc Almond. Pitney's songs have been recorded by some of the world's biggest stars - Hello Mary Lou was released by Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison recorded Today's Teardrops as the B-side to his million-selling single, Blue Angel. He is also credited with helping the Rolling Stones break the American market with his endorsement of the band. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote his hit That Girl Belongs to Yesterday which became the Stones duo's first composition to reach the American charts. __________________
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04.05.2006, 08:17 AM	#2
fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	it looks like something eventually got a hold of his heart, maybe a heartattack? __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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04.05.2006, 08:53 AM	#3
Iain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,544	I read this on another forum earlier....same story, same joke...people can be so cruel Not very interesting fact: I walk past that Hilton Hotel on a fairly regular basis.
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