Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney (born Gene Francis Alan Pitney in Hartford, Connecticut, USA on 17 February 1940 - died 5 April 2006 (Cardiff, Wales). After a successful singing career spanning five decades, at the age of 66, he was found dead of natural causes, while in the middle of a sellout UK tour. Pitney, a pop rock pioneer, had his greatest success overall in Britain, first travelling there after his first self penned hit in 1961. "I Wanna Love My Life Away" hit #26 on the UK singles chart & just broke into the top 40 in the US. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

01/01/1964
24 Hours From Tulsa
Audience Dancing

LAST

29/10/1970
Shady Lady
Mimed Performance

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
29/10/1970	Shady Lady Mimed Performance
12/03/1970	A Street Called Hope Mimed Performance
20/02/1969	Maria Elena Mimed Performance
27/06/1968	Love Grows Mimed Performance
02/05/1968	Somewhere In The Country Mimed Performance
28/03/1968	Somewhere In The Country Mimed Performance
21/12/1967	Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Mimed Performance
07/12/1967	Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Mimed Performance
23/11/1967	Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Mimed Performance
09/11/1967	Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Mimed Performance
09/02/1967	In The Cold Light Of Day Mimed Performance
17/11/1966	Just One Smile Music Video
14/07/1966	Nobody Needs Your Love Mimed Performance
30/06/1966	Nobody Needs Your Love Mimed Performance
23/06/1966	Nobody Needs Your Love Mimed Performance
16/06/1966	Nobody Needs Your Love Mimed Performance
17/03/1966	Backstage Mimed Performance
03/03/1966	Backstage Mimed Performance
24/02/1966	Backstage Mimed Performance
10/02/1966	Backstage Mimed Performance
18/11/1965	Princess In Rags Mimed Performance
24/06/1965	Looking Through The Eyes Of Love Mimed Performance
17/06/1965	Looking Through The Eyes Of Love Mimed Performance
10/06/1965	Looking Through The Eyes Of Love Mimed Performance
04/03/1965	I Must Be Seeing Things Mimed Performance
18/02/1965	I Must Be Seeing Things Mimed Performance
07/01/1965	I'm Gonna Be Strong Mimed Performance
03/12/1964	I'm Gonna Be Strong Mimed Performance
26/11/1964	I'm Gonna Be Strong Mimed Performance
19/11/1964	I'm Gonna Be Strong Mimed Performance
18/03/1964	That Girl Belongs To Yesterday Mimed Performance
11/03/1964	That Girl Belongs To Yesterday Mimed Performance
01/01/1964	24 Hours From Tulsa Audience Dancing

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