Today we're remembering '02 Inductee Gene Pitney's on the anniversary of his birthday. The American singer-songwriter was one of the earlier performers in the pop music genre. Watch him peform "Town Without Pity", the first song of his that entered the Top 20 in 1961, at the Induction Ceremony. | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

In memory of Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. It Hurts To Be In Love - Gene Pitney 1964 “It Hurts to Be in Love” is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller which was a Top Ten hit in 1964 for Gene Pitney. “It Hurts to Be in Love” was originally intended to be sung by Howard Greenfield’s long-running songwriting partner Neil Sedaka, but Sedaka’s record label at the time, RCA Victor, refused to release Sedak