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Musical valentine: Burt Bacharach to play at Belly UpSan Diego Union Tribune... Rod Stewart, Gene Pitney, Elton John, Marty Robbins, the Shirelles, Stan Getz, Mel Torme, Barbra Streisand, Everything But The Girl and dozens more. ...
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Charity show held in honour of cancer sufferer Anne MoncasterThe Press, YorkThe charity night in her honour has been called A Song For Annie and will feature the tribute artists, Tom Jones, Gene Pitney, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley ...and more »
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Nebrodi e Dintorni (Blog)'E SE DOMANI': ALEX ZANARDI PARTE COL 'PIEDE' GIUSTO SU RAI3Nebrodi e Dintorni (Blog)... convincerla a inciderlo quel brano tanto vituperato, ingiustamente eliminato al Festival di Sanremo '64, interpretato da Fausto Cigliano e Gene Pitney. ...and more »
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CULTURA ITALIANA NEL MONDO - CINA GIAPPONE AUSTRALIA: 3 ORE DI GRANDE MUSICA ...ItaliaLavoroTv... cantando il successo di Paul Anka "Ogni volta" e vincendo lo stesso concorso l'anno successivo con il brano "I tuoi anni più belli" di Gene Pitney. ...and more »
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...up sixteen top forty hits. Along with but a small handful of American performers (Roy Orbison, Beach Boys, The Supremes) Gene Pitney not only survived the British invasion, but practically became an honorary member of it. In fact, Pitney played piano on the...
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Dangerous Minds
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Marc Almond UK TourGlasswerk.co.uk... Antony and the Johnsons, Baby Dee, Ferry Corsten, 60's icons Gene Pitney and PJ Proby who he produced an album for in 1998 entitled Legend. ...
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From karaoke bronze to babysittingWairarapa Times Age... in Maori Television's live Homai Te Pakipaki grand final in Auckland on Friday night, with a rendition of the 1964 Gene Pitney hit I'm Gonna be Strong. ...
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SongwriterUniverseLegendary Songwriter Hal David Talks About His Great Career, and the ...SongwriterUniverse... “Only Love Can Break A Heart,” “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” “Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa” and “True Love Never Runs Smooth” (Gene Pitney); ...
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Banter and World Cup bets as order is restoredIrish TimesThe dapper visitor, who looked like Gene Pitney, then cleared his throat. “Welcome everyone to Foley's Karaoke night. Feel free to let me know your requests ...
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StockopediaSmall Cap Wrap featuring Advanced Computer Systems, Surface Transforms ...StockopediaService Power Technologies, a market leader for outsourced service and field management has won a contract with Pitney Bowes for its ServiceScheduling ...
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Lauren wows the KingsPortsmouth NewsThe line-up also included comedy star Syd Little, who told gags and sang some tributes to Buddy Holly and Gene Pitney. Instant Star talent contest winner ...
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Marc of quality: Five of Almond's bestTimes OnlineSomething's Gotten Hold of my Heart (1988) Almond found his ideal musical partner in the late Gene Pitney on this grandstanding, glitter-flecked duet of the ...
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Marc Almond Announces UK TourGlasswerk.co.uk... Antony and the Johnsons, Baby Dee, Ferry Corsten, 60's icons Gene Pitney and PJ Proby who he produced an album for in 1998 entitled Legend. ...
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Paul Jones: The broadcaster's journey from militant atheist to Christian convertCross RhythmsI was doing pop and I was playing harmonica on all sorts of records for all sorts of different people from Billy Connolly to Gene Pitney, Tina Turner and ...
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...organizations in business intelligence, government and other industries. Gene Cook, who recently left MapInfo (a division of Pitney Bowes) to join Maponics, brings 10 years of geographic information systems (GIS) experience, with an emphasis on building...
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Maponics+Continues+Expansion+with+New+Industry+Veteran+Account+Executives/5669845.html
Swinging sixties showThe ReporterThe Darren J Ray Band perform hits from artists such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Gene Pitney, Roy Orbison and The Mamas & The Papas. ...
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TMR Zoo (blog)The Essential Carole KingTMR Zoo (blog)Hearing The Shirelles, Gene Pitney, The Everly Brothers, Maxine Brown, The Drifters, The Chiffons…it is all a superb trip down memory lane. ...
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Shelby Lynne Rated Highly By Askmen.comHouston Press (blog)Brown, who records for major UK label Verve Forecast, favors the lush pop sounds of old-school singers like Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Gene Pitney ...
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The HeraldGenius with a novel way with songsThe HeraldHis early pop songs were covered by, among others, Gene Pitney, Cilla Black and Irma Thomas. He was briefly a member of a Californian pop group, The Tikis, ...
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SHINDIG! #45, aired July 21, 1965 -- part 8of8 ------------------- --Sir Douglas Quintet - "The Tracker" --Gene Pitney - "The Race Is On" Finale: The Righteous Brothers - "Here 'tis" --------------------
A Video Clip of an evergreen Oldie Hit by Gene Pitney. Video and song uploaded on YouTube by Brent441. Lyrics inserted by Bro. Oh Teik Bin. For Fellowship Sing-Along and Motivational English.
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... ST. PAUL (AP) ― Singer Gene Pitney may be gone, but his music lives on in St. Paul. A tribute to the 1960s singer-songwriter is set for Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. in the auditorium at McNally Smith College of Music. Faculty member Gary Rue will be joined by...
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WCCO
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THIS SONG ROSE TO #17 IN 1963. LYRICS: Dearest darlin I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore cos somethin happend to me while I was driving home and I'm not the same anymore Oh I was only 24 hours from Tulsa ah only one day away from your arms I saw a welcoming light and stopped to rest for the night and that is when I saw her as I pulled in outside of a small motel she was there and so I walked up to her asked where I could get something to eat and she showed me where Oh I was only 24 hours from Tulsa ah only one day away from your arms She took me to a cafe I asked her if she would stay She said okay Oh I was only 24 hours from Tulsa ah only one day away from your arms Oh the jukebox started to play and nightime turned into day as we were dancing closely all of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms and I caressed her, kissed her told her I'd die before I let her out of my arms Oh I was only 24 hours from Tulsa ah only one day away from your arms I hate to do this to you but I love somebody new what can I do and I can never never never go home again
1961 (Pitney)
Gene Pitney & Marc Almond-Somethings gotten hold of my Heart
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1941 April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter. He was also an accomplished guitarist, pianist, drummer and skilled sound engineer. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed considerable success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic. As a performer, he charted 16 Top 40 hit singles in the US, four of which reached the Top Ten. In the UK, the figures were even more impressive: 22 top 40 hits, and 11 Top Tens. As a songwriter, he also penned the big early 1960s hits "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" by Rick Nelson. Pitney was among a small group of early 1960s American artists and acts such as Roy Orbison, Bobby Vinton, The Four Seasons, Jan and Dean, Jay and the Americans, The Beach Boys, and The Supremes that continued to enjoy big radio hits after the British Invasion arrived in the United States in 1964. Release date Title Chart positions 1959? Snuggle Up Baby Jamie & Jane (Gene Pitney and Ginny Arnell): Jamie & Jane (Gene Pitney and Ginny Arnell): 1959? Jamie & Jane (Gene Pitney and Ginny Arnell): Classical Rock And Roll 1960 as Billy Bryan: Cradle Of My Arms 1960 Please Come Back January 1961 (I Want to) Love My Life Away April 1961 Louisiana Mama July 1961 Every Breath I Take October 1961 Town Without Pity April 1962 (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance August 1962 Only Love Can Break a Heart (A-Side) " If I Didn't Have A Dime (To Play ...
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...he was awoken by the sound of vehicles in the disused station car park. These belonged to a film crew who were filming Gene Pitney on an inspection trolley, accompanied by a young lady. They travelled along the old railway line. The filming was, I believe,...
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This is Bristol
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/letters/Gene-Pitney-filming-Fishponds/article-967542-detail/article.html
Great song by the late Gene Pitney who had such a great string of hits and who is very much missed.
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...years before his death, I interviewed the great Gene Pitney. He was fantastic company. "Ya ever heard this one?" he would bark, before launching into another tale from the heyday of the Brill Building, or his time hanging out with the Rolling Stones. I had...
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Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/apr/14/phil-spector-record-producers
Gene Pitney-Medley of Hits
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com One of the most interesting and difficult-to-categorize singers in '60s pop, Gene Pitney had a long run of hits distinguished by his pained, one-of-a-kind melodramatic wail. Pitney is sometimes characterized (or dismissed) as a shallow teen idol-type prone to operatic ballads. It's true that some of his biggest hits -- "Town Without Pity," "Only Love Can Break a Heart," "I'm Gonna Be Strong," "It Hurts to Be in Love," and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" -- are archetypes of adolescent or just-post-adolescent agony, characterized by longing and not a little self-pity. But Pitney was not just an archetype of his style -- he was one of the best at his style, and indeed one of the few (along with Roy Orbison) that could pull it off convincingly. Also (like Orbison), he had more range than he's generally given credit for, making forays into tough pop/rock, country, and even borderline rockabilly. Other than Dionne Warwick, he was the best interpreter of Bacharach-David's early compositions. Although he didn't pen much of his material, he was a composer of note, writing "He's a Rebel" for the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" for Rick Nelson. He was also something of a closet hipster -- he was the first American artist to cover a Jagger-Richards song ("That Girl Belongs to Yesterday," which ...
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com One of the most interesting and difficult-to-categorize singers in '60s pop, Gene Pitney had a long run of hits distinguished by his pained, one-of-a-kind melodramatic wail. Pitney is sometimes characterized (or dismissed) as a shallow teen idol-type prone to operatic ballads. It's true that some of his biggest hits -- "Town Without Pity," "Only Love Can Break a Heart," "I'm Gonna Be Strong," "It Hurts to Be in Love," and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" -- are archetypes of adolescent or just-post-adolescent agony, characterized by longing and not a little self-pity. But Pitney was not just an archetype of his style -- he was one of the best at his style, and indeed one of the few (along with Roy Orbison) that could pull it off convincingly. Also (like Orbison), he had more range than he's generally given credit for, making forays into tough pop/rock, country, and even borderline rockabilly. Other than Dionne Warwick, he was the best interpreter of Bacharach-David's early compositions. Although he didn't pen much of his material, he was a composer of note, writing "He's a Rebel" for the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" for Rick Nelson. He was also something of a closet hipster -- he was the first American artist to cover a Jagger-Richards song ("That Girl Belongs to Yesterday," which ...
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...karaoke and I was spotted by another club singer who said I should try singing in clubs. I found that I sounded like Elvis and Gene Pitney. “ I do three shows, one is Elvis, the second is Gene Pitney and then I do Paul James, which is a mixture of classics....
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ExpressandStar.com
http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/02/23/one-night-with-showbiz-king/
A great song from my man!!
Gene Pitney singing two songs by two of the greatest songwriting teams of all time Bacharach-David (24 Hours From Tulsa) and Weil-Mann (Angelica, whose most celebrated version is Scott Walker's but in my appreciation Pitney's rivals it.
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A classic from 1965.
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...— - Rockville will play host next weekend to the International Gene Pitney Fan Convention and a tribute show. Pitney, a Rockville native and music giant, was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He died April 5, 2006, at 66 while on tour in Wales. His...
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Hartford Courant
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...the death of Gene Pitney, I have been keeping his music and name alive by performing a tribute show of Gene’s music throughout the UK. I have been involved with Maurice Merry on two shows and have other shows with him coming up. As you might know, Maurice...
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The Stage
http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/letters/feature.php/21765/letter-proud-to-play-pitney
Marc Almond/Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney - Yesterday's Hero w/B Side Cornflower Blue 5/64
Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity
Music Spot: Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold of may Heart
Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liiberty Valance - Peak Position:#4 in 1962
Gene Pitney - Hello Mary Lou - Year Song Released 1960 Hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart. Sweet Mary Lou I`m so in love with you. I knew Mary Lou, we`d never part. So hello Mary Lou goodbye heart. You passed me by one sunny day. Flashed those big brown eyes my way. And ooo I wanted you for ever more. Now I`m not one that gets around. I swear my feet stuck to the ground. And though I never did meet you before. (What do ya say) I said hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart. Sweet Mary Lou I`m so in love ...
"Gene Pitney" - Mr Moon, Mr Cupid and I - Year Song Released 1968 Mr Moon, Mr Cupid and I. Mr Moonlight, won't you help me. I got a job for you to do. Turn your beam on my one dream. And make that dream come true-ue-ue Mr Moon make that dream come true-ue-ue. Mr Moon make that dream come true. Mr Cupid, I'm a-pleading. Hoping you will help me too. So let your arrow fly through the sky. Make her heart a big bulls eye-ey-ey. We'll win her love flying byy-ye. Mr Moon, Mr Cupid, and I. In dreams her lips were mine alo-oo-one. But now your helping means, She'll really be my ooooo-own. So, Mr Moon and Mr Cupid. Be my guiding light tonight. Mr Moon you can shine on this love of mine Mr Cupid make her heart a valenti-i-ne Oh I know we can do it if we tr-yy Mr Moon, Mr Cupid, and I ---(Musical Interlude)--- Mr Moon, Mr Cupid, and I. Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm. Mr Moon, Mr Cupid, and I. Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mr Moon, Mr Cupid, and I FADE; Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm...
Gene Pitney - Something's gotten hold of my heart
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