Lou Christie, famous for Billboard No. 1 single…
Singer Lou Christie, famous for Billboard charting singles “Lightnin’ Strikes” and “Rhapsody in the Rain,” died Wednesday at age 82, according to his household.
Christie died at home in his native Pittsburgh following a short sickness of an undisclosed nature, Francesca, his spouse, instructed The Hollywood Reporter.
“It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of our beloved brother, Lou Christie, who left us after a brief illness,” the Sacco household mentioned in a post on the singer’s Instagram Wednesday.
Christie, right here on stage in the United Kingdom in 1970, handed away
at his Pittsburgh home Wednesday at the age of 82, according to his household. Getty Images
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Born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco in 1943, the falsetto crooner grew up in Pittsburgh suburb Gelnwillard — shifting to New York proper after high college, in 1961, to pursue a profession in the music industry.
Christie had two minor hits in 1963 — “The Gypsy Cried,” which made it to No. 24 on the Hot 100 in March, and “Two Faces Have I,” which peaked at No. 6 in June of that 12 months, according to Billboard.
In 1966, Christie had his breakthrough with “Lightnin’ Strikes,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February.
Lou Christie performing in New Jersey in 2013. WireImage
Lightning struck again the next month with the controversial “Rhapsody in the Rain,” which peaked at No. 16 — but initially confronted restricted radio play due to its then-raunchy lyrics.
Christie provocatively sang, “We were makin’ out in the rain/ And in this car, our love went much too far,” which was thought-about over-the-top suggestive by radio listeners in 1966.
The lyrics have been modified to “We fell in love in the rain/ And you and I were feelin’ no pain.”
Christie is survived by two kids and his spouse Francesca.
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