AP - Apr 5, 2006
Gene Pitney, whose keening tenor voice produced a string of hits including 24 Hours from Tulsa, was found dead in his hotel room in Wales Wednesday following a concert that fans acclaimed as one of his...
More »E! Online - Apr 5, 2006
Gene Pitney memorably sang Only Love Can Break a Heart, but word of his death is proving equally saddening. The melodramatic crooner, who earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for writing...
More »Reuters - Apr 5, 2006
U.S. singer Gene Pitney, 65, has died while on tour in Britain, his agent said on Wednesday. Jene Levy said Pitney had died on Wednesday morning in the Welsh capital Cardiff. There was no immediate...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2005
Here is a look at some of the notable artists who died in the past year. Swing-era clarinetist/bandleader ARTIE SHAW, 94, died December 30, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. By some accounts, Shaw sold...
More »Reuters - Jun 9, 2005
Simon Si Waronker, founder of Liberty Records, one of the top indie labels of the 1950s and early 60s, died in his sleep Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 90. A child prodigy on violin, the Los Angeles...
More »Reuters - Nov 26, 2004
Every year, recording artists and their labels pull together holiday music releases in hopes of striking perennial silver and gold, and 2004 can be considered a banner year for seasonal fare. Thanks...
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