Gene Francis Alan Pitney, b. 17 February 1940 (Hartford, Connecticut, USA), d. 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, 5 April 2006, while in the middle of a sellout UK tour. Pitney, a pop rock pioneer, had his greatest success overall in Britain, first traveling 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.

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