Singer Gene Pitney Found Dead in Hotel Room
Rock icon Gene Pitney, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, was found dead in his hotel room in Wales on Wednesday.
Pitney was 65.
He was in England on a concert tour, and died shortly after a performance.
Pitney had hit singles with “24 Hours from Tulsa,” “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance,” and “Half Heaven, Half Heartache.”
His tour manager, James Kelly, said he did not know the cause of death but that it was a “peaceful passing.”
Pitney was also a songwriter, often creating lyrics in his 1935 Ford coupe. He wrote the hit “Hello Mary Lou” for Ricky Nelson.
He was a teen idol in the 1960s, known for his tenor voice.
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