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Gene Pitney

1940 - 2006

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Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, including 11 in the top ten. Among Pitney's most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", "I'm Gonna Be Strong", "It Hurts to Be in Love", and "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Pitney is the 1,486th most popular musician (down from 1,265th in 2019), the 7,742nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,224th in 2019) and the 545th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Gene Pitney ranks 1,486 out of 3,175. Before him are Alex Lifeson, Horst Stein, Randy Brecker, Benjamin Orr, Esbjörn Svensson, and Laura Nyro. After him are Mal Waldron, Jennifer Batten, Tony Scott, Monty Alexander, Shagrath, and Bob Daisley.

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Among people born in 1940, Gene Pitney ranks 401. Before him are Aracy Balabanian, Jürgen Heinsch, Eladio Silvestre, Mirjam Pressler, Richard Attwood, and Tilo Prückner. After him are Homa Darabi, Manuel Esquivel, Vojislav Melić, Claude Dagens, Henri Dès, and Jerry Lucas. Among people deceased in 2006, Gene Pitney ranks 269. Before him are Valentin Muratov, Alvin M. Weinberg, Peter Osgood, Oskar Pastior, Zdravko Rajkov, and Gösta Löfgren. After him are Vojislav Melić, Duygu Asena, Alan Shugart, Lyubov Polishchuk, Mario Francesco Pompedda, and György Faludy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Pitney ranks 7,744 out of 20,380. Before him are Walt Frazier (1945), Dolores Hart (1938), Royce da 5'9" (1977), Julia Alvarez (1950), Daniel Lewin (1970), and Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798). After him are André Holland (1979), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Billie Dove (1903), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), William Varley (1880), and Robert Charles Wilson (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Pitney ranks 545. Before him are Frankie Knuckles (1955), Vinny Appice (1957), Mary Travers (1936), Randy Brecker (1945), Benjamin Orr (1947), and Laura Nyro (1947). After him are Mal Waldron (1925), Jennifer Batten (1957), Tony Scott (1921), Joseph Williams (1960), Allen Collins (1952), and Larry Graham (1946).

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