Gene Pitney
- MatchGene Pitney
- 100%Joe South
- 83%Bobby Vee
- 82%The Drifters
- 81%The Shirelles
- 77%Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
- 72%Tommy Roe
- 69%Neil Sedaka
- 68%The Everly Brothers
- 64%Frankie Valli
- 64%The Four Seasons
Biography
Gene Francis Alan Pitney, 17 February 1941, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, d. 5 April 2006, Cardiff, Wales. Although Pitney began recording in 1959 (Classical Rock N Roll was recorded with Ginny Mazarro as Jamie And Jane), his initial success came as a songwriter, providing the Kalin Twins with Loneliness, Roy Orbison with Todays Teardrops and Bobby Vee with Rubber Ball. His solo recording career took off in 1961 with the... Read more