Gene Pitney, 65
Posted: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 4:46 am
American superstar Gene Pitney has been found dead aged 65 in his bed in a Cardiff hotel.
Pitney — who found fame with Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa — was pronounced dead at the Hilton hotel at 1000 BST.
He was on a UK tour and had shown no signs of illness. The cause of death is not yet known but is not suspicious.
His biggest success was in the 1960s and he enjoyed a 1989 revival with his chart-topping duet, Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart, with Marc Almond. … Read full obituary
