The only Hot 100 No. 1 for the late Lou Christie was a winning pop-soul confection from one of the greatest periods in top 40 history.

Lou Christie, the 1960s pop star known for his unmistakable soaring falsetto and chart-topping hit "Lightnin’ Strikes," had died. He was 82.

Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who hit No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart in 1966 with 'Lightnin' Strikes,' has died. The ...

Lou Christie, who topped the charts in 1966 with "Lightnin' Strikes" and made waves with the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died.

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 ...

Lou Christie, ‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ Pop Crooner, Is Dead at 82 A late-1960s throwback to the days of clean-cut teen idols — he called himself “the missing link” — he rode his gymnastic ...

Lou Christie, the falsetto voice behind the 1966 hit “Lightnin' Strikes,” has passed away at 82, leaving a legacy that helped shape a generation of pop music lovers.

Lou Christie, the pop singer who indeed had lightning strike in a big way with his “Lightnin’ Strikes” smash in the 1960s, ...

Pop singer-songwriter Lou Christie, known for the No. 1 Billboard hit “Lightnin’ Strikes,” is dead at the age of 82. Christie died at his home in Pittsburgh following a brief illness, his family said ...

Lou Christie, “Lightnin’ Strikes” and “Rhapsody in the Rain” Singer, Dies at 82 The Pittsburgh native, famed for his distinctive falsetto, also had hits with “The Gypsy Cried ...

Lou Christie, who topped the charts in 1966 with "Lightnin' Strikes" and made waves with the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died.