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Singer Gene Pitney Dies at 65
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| 04/05/2006
Posted on 04/05/2006 5:41:25 AM PDT by GeneD
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To: dennisw
I read a Rolling Stone piece about him in the late 1980s. It was a "where are they now" and most every star from music and TV wasn't making a dime off of their earlier work except him. Pitney had what amounts to a modern contract where royalties and residuals are concerned, so he wasn't hurting for money.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:31:39 AM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: HIDEK6
Healthy performer completes concert, lies down for a nap, dies. It happens. Stroke, coronary, aneurysm. I have known a couple people younger than he who went that way with absolutely no warning.
RIP.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:34:15 AM PDT
by
Ditto
To: mwyounce
Many thanks for pointing that out, my FRiend.
Great to know. Bugged me for a long time.
Changing file names now.
63
posted on
04/05/2006 7:36:31 AM PDT
by
uncleshag
(He who angers you controls you.)
To: uncleshag
Oh WOW. He was still young. Thanks for the songs, Unc.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:40:21 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered".......(Thomas Paine))
To: GeneD
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."
Gene Pitney is dead and i'm not feelin' so good myself.
RIP Gene.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:40:53 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Gene Pitney is dead and i'm not feelin' so good myself)
To: GeneD; queenkathy
He was a music staple of my pre-teen years. He was the first rock musician that my British husband ever saw in concert. I was surprised to learn that Pitney had played Britain so long ago! His songs hit right at your heart, explaining a lot of the feelings you had. Very sad to see him go. He was a keeper.
Note to queenkathy-Thanks for the lyrics. I always thought he was singing 'greying granite planet'. Funny.
To: dennisw
Thanks for your post.
His was a unique voice.
Sounds like he had a wonderful life.
R.I.P. Mr. Pitney.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:41:38 AM PDT
by
happygrl
To: GeneD
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."What a wonderful way to go. RIP Gene Pitney. Thanks for sharing your songs and voice with us.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:42:01 AM PDT
by
arasina
(So there.)
To: GeneD
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:42:03 AM PDT
by
tutstar
(Baptist Ping List Freepmail me if you want on or off this ping list.)
To: MrLee
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:43:50 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Gene Pitney is dead and i'm not feelin' so good myself)
To: beachn4fun
Hey there, beachn.
Sad news and great musical memories for all ages.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:47:08 AM PDT
by
uncleshag
(He who angers you controls you.)
To: MBB1984
The man who shot Liberty Valance is one of my favorite songs and movies. I wonder why it wasn't in the movie?I've read it was because of - surprise, surprise - a legal dispute.
Great singer, great songs, great memories. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:48:10 AM PDT
by
Mike Bates
(Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
To: RaceBannon; scoopscandal; 2Trievers; LoneGOPinCT; Rodney King; sorrisi; MrSparkys; monafelice; ...
Connecticut ping!
Some excerpts from post #56, highlighting Gene Pitney's Connecticut roots:
Gene Francis Alan Pitney was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1941, but spent most of his youth in Rockville, Connecticut. Pitney studied piano, guitar, and drums while at Rockville High School while performing with his group, "The Genials" and had written and published some songs....
*snip*
...As the year 2000 rolled around, Gene was living in Connecticut, not far from where he was raised, in a big rambling Dutch Colonial house set in an old apple orchard, with his wife, Lynne, whom he married in 1966. Gene divides his time between touring, mostly overseas and his business interests, which include the Crystal Lake Beach and Boat Club in Connecticut where he worked as a youth...
Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:48:45 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
To: GeneD
My favorite Pitney tunes are Half Heaven, Half Heartache and Mecca, both from 1963.
To: MBB1984
The man who shot Liberty Valance is one of my favorite songs and movies. I wonder why it wasn't in the movie? Didn't it come out after the movie was made?
Like Battle of New Orleans, North to Alaska and Sink the Bismarck?
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posted on
04/05/2006 7:55:22 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
To: nutmeg
Crystal Lake--Wow, Gene was really a local guy!!!
To: nutmeg
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:03:20 AM PDT
by
#1CTYankee
(That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
To: GeneD
He was the first live act I saw in Pittsburgh. One of KQV's deejays was hosting a CYO dance at our church and brought Gene Pitney, who happened to be in town, as a guest. He sang "Twnety Four Hours From Tulsa" and "Only Love Can Break A Heart." Rest in peace, Gene.
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:03:31 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
(Let's all leave the US and return as undocumented immigrants)
To: uncleshag
Thanks so much for that ping, uncleshag.
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:08:59 AM PDT
by
speedy
To: SuziQ
"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" is probably my favorite Gene Pitney song.SuziQ, I can remember him singing a duet with Lesley Gore on that song. I think it was on "Shindig."
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:10:12 AM PDT
by
speedy
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