"Gene Pitney"@en . "Billy Bryan"@en . . "1940Z"^^ . "American singer and songwriter" . . "Gene Francis Alan Pitney"@en . "Gene Francis Alan Pitney (17 February 1940 \u2013 5 April 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer. Pitney charted 16 Top-40 hits in the U.S., four in the Top 10. In the UK he had 22 Top-40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits \"Rubber Ball\" recorded by Bobby Vee, \"He's a Rebel\" by the Crystals, and \"Hello Mary Lou\" by Ricky Nelson. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."@en . "2006Z"^^ . "Pitney, Gene"@en . . . "2006Z"^^ . . "solo_singer" . "1961Z"^^ . "2006-04-05Z"^^ . "1940-02-17Z"^^ . . "Pitney, Gene Francis Alan"@en . . . .