Lou Christie Was Married Despite his hectic lifestyle as a traveling, famous musician, Lou fell in love and married his wife, Francesca Winfield, in 1971. Francesca was a beauty queen from the U.K.

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 ...

Lou Christie, the singer behind the 1966 No. 1 hit “Lightnin’ Strikes,” died June 18, 2025 at the age of 82 Known for his distinctive falsetto, Christie blended doo-wop, pop and rock ...

He leaves behind a legacy that shaped a generation of music lovers. Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with the hit “Lightnin’ Strikes” died Wednesday at his ...

Lou Christie, the falsetto-voiced crooner who soared to No. 1 with his 1966 hit “Lightnin’ Strikes,” has died at age 82 following a short illness, his family confirmed.

Lou Christie made some of the biggest records in rock 'n' roll history. Lately, he's been musing about some of rock 'n' roll's also-rans — the songs that should have been hits.

Lou Christie's chart topping, multi-million selling career as a songwriter, recording artist and performer started in a two-track studio in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, his rural hometown near ...

Lou Christie performs on Saturday at the Feast of Little Italy at Abacoa. Like Joe Piscopo, Frank Stallone and others before him, singer Lou Christie is headlining the Feast of Little Italy in Abac… ...

Who: With Lou Christie, The Duprees, The Happenings and The Chantels When: 7 p.m. June 9. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Where: F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre ...

EnLIGHTNIN`ment: The Best of Lou Christie (Lou Christie, Rhino Records, 47:34) One of the big songs of 1966 was Christie`s ”Lightnin` Strikes,” which sold more than a million copies, reached ...

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 ...

Lou Christie, the singer behind the 1966 No. 1 hit “Lightnin’ Strikes,” died June 18, 2025 at the age of 82 Known for his distinctive falsetto, Christie blended doo-wop, pop and rock ...