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Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who hit No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart in 1966 with 'Lightnin' Strikes,' has died. The onetime teen idol was 82.
Lou Christie, the singer who topped the Billboard charts in the 1960s, has died. He was 82.Christie died Wednesday at his Pittsburgh home after an undisclosed illness, his wife, Francesca, told ...
Lou Christie, the 1960s pop star known for his unmistakable soaring falsetto and chart-topping hit "Lightnin’ Strikes," had died. He was 82.
The Pittsburgh native, famed for his distinctive falsetto, also had hits with “The Gypsy Cried,” “Two Faces Have I,” “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” and more.
Lou Christie was born February 19, 1943 as Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania. He studied music and voice in high school and began recording songs with small Pittsburgh labels ...
Lou Christie, the Pittsburgh legend who hit the high notes and the high spots on the charts, has died at 82. A social media post from his family on Christie’s Facebook page on Wednesday noted, ...
The music world bids a heartfelt goodbye to Lou Christie, the legendary pop singer celebrated for his unforgettable soaring ...
Lou Christie, the falsetto singer-songwriter who had Top 10 hits with "Lightnin' Strikes," "Two Faces Have I" and "I'm Gonna Make You Mine," has died at 82.
Lou Christie, who topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with "Lightnin' Strikes," has died.He was 82. A representative, Mary Fox, confirmed to USA TODAY on June 18 that the Pittsburgh-born singer ...
PITTSBURGH (WGHP) — Lou Christie, the singer most famous for his chart-topping hits in the ’60s, has died at the age of 82, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Christie broke onto the music ...
Singer Lou Christie, who topped the charts with his 1966 hit “Lightnin’ Strikes,” died in his Pittsburgh home on Wednesday. He was 82. Christie’s family announced the news in an Instagram ...
Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with the lush “Lightnin’ Strikes” and had another top 20 hit that year with the (for its time) sexually ...