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Friday, June 20, 2025

Falsetto-voiced singer of Pop Standard : "Lightning Strikes"

Lou Christie

died June 17 after a brief

illness at home in Pittsburgh,

PA

Hits included:

the 1966 #1 Lightning Strikes;

Rhapsody in the Rain;

The Gypsy Cried;

Two Faces Have I;

I'm Gonna Make You Mine.

people.com/lou-christie-dead-at-82-lightning-strikes-singer-remembered-11758074

His chart-topping hit in February 1966

was a memorable product marked by:

a sweeping arrangement by producer Charles Calello

with glimmering piano,

ringing church bells,

radiant vocals from The Delicates,

a girl trio.

Lou Christie's songwriting partner was

Twyla Herbert; his birth name was

Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco

b. 1943 in Glenwillard, PA outside

of Pittsburgh

NY Times obituary

2025/06/20/arts/music/lou-christie-dead.html

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