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Pop singer and Allegheny County native Lou Christie will headline Rock ‘n Remember LIVE! on April 30 in Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center.
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, ...
Lou Christie grew up in Crescent Township and graduated from Moon Area High School. He was most well known for the 1966 hit "Lightnin' Strikes" that went to number one.
The WPXI Holiday Parade Presented by Pittsburgh Public Schools is excited to announce legendary singer, songwriter & performer Lou Christie will be performing in this year’s Parade!
Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who hit No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart in 1966 with 'Lightnin' Strikes,' has died. ... "The Gypsy Cried," that became a local hit in the Pittsburgh area.
And when it came time to record 2015's "Drive-In Dreams," Christie made sure he chose a Pittsburgh area studio. "I wanted to get some of that Beaver Valley blood going." Your Thursday entertainment ...
Lou Christie, the 1960s pop star ... Christie died on Tuesday, June 17 at their home in Pittsburgh following a brief illness. Born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco on Feb. 19, 1943, in Glenwillard, ...
Lou Christie, the pop singer who indeed had lightning strike in a big way with his “Lightnin’ Strikes” smash in the 1960s, died Wednesday at 82, his family announced on social media. No date or cause ...
Singer Lou Christie found fame in the 1960s with five pop hits featuring his falsetto charting in the Top 40. His most famous recording, “Lightnin’ Strikes,” reached No. 1 on his 23rd birthday.
Another performer on the bill, Lou Christie, is a Pittsburgh guy. But his catchy No. 1 hit of 1966, "Lightnin' Strikes," has quite the Jersey pedigree, according to the singer.
WHO IS HE: Lou Christie grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh studying music. By the time he was 20 years old he had scored his first hits, “The Gypsy Cried” and “Two Faces Have I.” The ...
Lou Christie, the pop singer who indeed had lightning strike in a big way with his “Lightnin’ Strikes” smash in the 1960s, died Wednesday at 82, his family announced on social media. No date ...