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Has anyone ever visited a "Town Without Pity"? I mention the Ronnie Montrose's instrumental version of Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member
Gene Pitney's Town Without Pity in a previous thread. This made me want to hear the original. While listening I decided to research Gene Pitney's career and found some interesting achievements. ~Town Without Pity was his first American Top 20 hit and million-selling single. The song won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Song in a Motion Picture" and was nominated for an Oscar. Performing the song at the 1962 Acadamy Awards made him the 1st pop artist invited to perform at this event. ~Wrote Million Selling hit Rubber Ball for Bobby Vee. ~Wrote Hello Mary Lou for Ricky Nelson which sold 2 million copies and earned him a 2nd BMI MILLIONAIRE AWARD in 1997 because it had been performed over 2 million times in the US market. ~Performed another title song for a movie, The Man Who Shot Libert Valance, which garnered him his 2nd Gold record. ~Wrote Million Selling hit He's A Rebel for the Crystals. ~Admiration from the Rolling Stones caused Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to write That Girl Belongs To Yesterday for him. This became the 1st Jagger/Richards penned tune to chart in the States. Pitney returned the favor by playing piano on the Stone's Little By Little (b-side of Not Fade Away). Other Gene Pitney hits: It Hurts To Be In Love Lookin' Through The Eyes Of Love I Must Be Seeing Things Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa Gene Pitney songs recorded by others: Roy Orbison: Darkness Today's Teardrops Twenty-Two Days Ricky Nelson: Sure Fire Bet Tommy Edwards: Blue Heartaches Ray Peterson: Across The Street 
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theAudience said: ~Town Without Pity was his first American Top 20 hit and million-selling single. The song won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Song in a Motion Picture" and was nominated for an Oscar. Performing the song at the 1962 Acadamy Awards made him the 1st pop artist invited to perform at this event. LOVE THIS SONG!!! 
What movie was it originally from? I've heard it in a couple more recent films. Thanks for the history lesson.  | |
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oh yeah..more recently it was in 'Hairspray' the movie as well. Great soundtrack btw.  | |
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Chico1 said: What movie was it originally from? It was from the movie of the same name... 
...Town Without Pity, featuring Kirk Douglas, E.G. Marshall and Robert Blake. tA Tribal Disorder
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Amazing, the song is amazing, Pitney was a helluva songwriter. as well as performer..that flyer u showed, is that from your box of Music history? | |
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TheRealFiness said: ..that flyer u showed, is that from your box of Music history?
I wish. 
I was hunting around on the net for a picture of Gene Pitney to use in the post and stumbled across that playbill. Pretty cool.
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theAudience said: TheRealFiness said: ..that flyer u showed, is that from your box of Music history?
I wish.
I was hunting around on the net for a picture of Gene Pitney to use in the post and stumbled across that playbill. Pretty cool.
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TheRealFiness said: theAudience said: I wish.
I was hunting around on the net for a picture of Gene Pitney to use in the post and stumbled across that playbill. Pretty cool.
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http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Man Musicor made a mistake when they cut him loose... Indeed. From what I read, he's still out there and doing well in Europe. I'm sure his royalty checks have kept him in good shape.
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