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Eugene Sampson Pitt (November 6, 1937 [citation needed] – June 29, 2018) was a black American musician and the founding member of The Jive Five. He formed a group with some school friends in 1954 called the Genies, in which he was the lead singer. There were no recordings from this group.
Jul 5, 2018 · Eugene Pitt, the lead singer of the Jive Five, a doo-wop group that reached the Top 10 in 1961 with “ My True Story ” and endured long past doo-wop’s heyday by mingling their sound with ascendant...
Eugene Pitt, the lead singer of R&B’s Jive Five, who scored a #3 hit in 1961 with the ballad “My True Story,” died June 29, 2018, at his home in Newbury, S.C. The cause was complications of diabetes. Pitt was 80.
The group announced the death today on their Facebook page: It is with a heavy heart that I announce, on behalf of the Pitt family, R.I.P. The Jive Five lead singer and founder Eugene Pitt | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews
Eugene Pitt, as one of the founding members with Artie and Danny Loria, was active performing and recording with The Doo Wop All Stars between 1990 and 2006. The group recorded a tribute song to the September 11 attacks victims and heroes, named "We Will Never Fall". It was a Jive Five release in 2001 that was credited to the group "Voices for ...
Jun 29, 2018 · The last Jive Five. Eugene Pitt, front and center. Pitt, who died early Friday morning at the age of 80, was best known in the rock ’n’ roll world for “My True Story,” a mysterious love ballad...
Jul 2, 2018 · Watch on. Eugene Pitt, singer of the classic 1980s jingle for Nickelodeon, has died. He was 80 years old. Pitt, who recorded the iconic jingle with his doo-wop group The Jive Five passed away...
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