<p>It was a joy for me, as a life-long fan of Gene Pitney, to meet and interview the man in 2002 for a radio series I was presenting on RTE, Ireland's national radio station. Here is a clip where we talk about his recording of It Hurts To Be In Love, by way of leading into a chat about Hello Mary Lou, one of my all-time favourite songs. If you like it too, check out Gene's story about the song and who it may have been about! </p>

It was a joy for me, as a life-long fan of Gene Pitney, to meet and interview the man in 2002 for a radio series I was presenting on RTE, Ireland's national radio station. Here is a clip where we talk about his recording of It Hurts To Be In Love, by way of leading into a chat about Hello Mary Lou, one of my all-time favourite songs. If you like it too, check out Gene's story about the song and who it may have been about!

<p>It was a joy for me, as a life-long fan of Gene Pitney, to meet and interview the man in 2002 for a radio series I was presenting on RTE, Ireland's national radio station. Here is a clip where we talk about his recording of It Hurts To Be In Love, by way of leading into a chat about Hello Mary Lou, one of my all-time favourite songs. If you like it too, check out Gene's story about the song and who it may have been about!&nbsp;</p>

Gene Pitney talks about Hello Mary Lou the classic song he wrote for Ricky Nelson

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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