6th April 2006. American singing legend Gene Pitney died of natural causes, a post-mortem examination has confirmed. Pitney, who was midway through a UK tour, was discovered in his bed at the. When he was found dead on his hotel bed in Cardiff yesterday morning, he was fully dressed and looked, according to his tour manager, "as though he had gone for a lie down". At 65, the American.
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The cause of Gene Pitney's death has been confirmed. The 65-year-old, who died in the Cardiff Hilton last week, was suffering from hardening of the arteries, according to his death certificate. Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 [1] [2] - April 5, 2006) [3] was an American singer-songwriter and musician. [4] Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, including 11 in the top ten. Among his most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man. Gene Pitney found dead in hotel. 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. Pitney's keening voice produced a string of hits including "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart." He was found dead of natural causes April 5 in his hotel room a day.
The passing of a legend Gene Pitney dies (obituaries/tributes)
Veteran singing star Gene Pitney died of natural causes, a post-mortem examination has shown. The 65-year-old American, who was in the middle of a 23-date UK tour, was found dead in his room at. Wed 5 Apr 2006 12.08 EDT. The American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney, whose biggest hit was Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa, has been found dead in a hotel room in Cardiff, it was announced today. He. Singer Gene Pitney, who shot to fame in the 1960s with hits including. "We don't have a cause of death at the moment but looks like it was a very peaceful passing," said Pitney's tour. Gene Pitney, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose hits included "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart," died Wednesday at a hotel in Wales after playing a show.
The passing of a legend Gene Pitney dies (obituaries/tributes)
A spokesman for St David's Hall, where Pitney first appeared in 2000, said, "We are very saddened to hear about the death of Gene Pitney. "He was a regular performer at St David's Hall where he. Autopsy: Pitney Died Of Natural Causes. An autopsy on singer Gene Pitney, who was found dead in a hotel room in the Welsh capital Cardiff on Wednesday morning, showed he died of natural causes.
The funeral of singing legend Gene Pitney has been held in his native Connecticut.. Pitney died suddenly last week (April 5) in a Cardiff hotel room, shortly after playing a show at St David's. Correction Appended. Gene Pitney, the clean-cut crooner who became a teenage idol in the early 1960's with hits like "Town Without Pity," " (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" and "Only Love Can.
The passing of a legend Gene Pitney dies (obituaries/tributes)
Obituary: Gene Pitney. Pitney's career spanned five decades. Gene Pitney went from being a successful songwriter for other acts to become a major international pop star in his own right. He enjoyed more than 20 hits, including songs like Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa and Something's Gotten Hold of my Heart. With an unmistakeable singing voice. Jene Levy said Pitney (65) had died in a hotel room in Cardiff. There was no immediate word on the cause of death but South Wales police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.
