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Friday, October 5, 2018
Music Deaths: Eugene Pitt of the Jive Five
EUGENE PITT, 80
Died June 29, 2018
Founding member and lead singer of the Jive Five. The Brooklyn native helped form the group in 1959.
They were best-known for "My True Story" (##-1961), co-written by him.
They also charted with "I'm A Happy Man" (#36-1965) and "What Time Is It" (#67-1962).
He also did uncredited work on the jingle and music for Nickelodeon in the 1980s. He also backed up Gloria Gaynor on her "Never Can Say Goodbye" (#9-1975).
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