<p>Maybe, like me, you have to be a child in the '60s, who saw Pitney on TV sing I'm Gonna Be Strong, and who saw on the back of the cover of the Stones first LP, that he played the piano on the track, Little by Little, to get how priceless this little exchange is, that I had with Gene Pitney in 2004. Either way, this is rock history.</p>

Maybe, like me, you have to be a child in the '60s, who saw Pitney on TV sing I'm Gonna Be Strong, and who saw on the back of the cover of the Stones first LP, that he played the piano on the track, Little by Little, to get how priceless this little exchange is, that I had with Gene Pitney in 2004. Either way, this is rock history.

Gene Pitney talks about playing on The Rolling Stones first LP, and recording his classic single 'I'm Gonna Be Strong.' A Joe Jackson Singles podcast

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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Gene Pitney talks about playing on The Rolling Stones first LP, and recording his classic single 'I'm Gonna Be Strong.' A Joe Jackson Singles podcast

Gene Pitney talks about playing on The Rolling Stones first LP, and recording his classic single 'I'm Gonna Be Strong.' A Joe Jackson Singles podcast

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