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

Singer Lou Christie, famous for Billboard charting singles “Lightnin’ Strikes” and “Rhapsody in the Rain,” died Wednesday at age 82, according to his family.

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 ...

Christie followed in spring 1966 with “Rhapsody in the Rain,” about a teenager having sex in the backseat of a car during a rainstorm with the windshield wipers going.

Those hormonal harmonies held fast on Christie’s next record, “Rhapsody in the Rain,” which this time featured the narrator and his sweetie ducking into a car to dodge the raindrops.

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, “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 ...

ICONIC songwriter Lou Christie has died, aged 82. The Lightnin’ Strikes and Rhapsody in the Rain singer passed away at his home in Pittsburgh after battling a short illness, his wife said.