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Lou Christie

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Biography

While Lou Christie's shrieking falsetto was among the most distinctive voices in all of pop music, he was also one of the first solo performers of the rock era to compose his own material, generating some of the biggest and most memorable hits of the mid-'60s. Born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco in Glen Willard, PA on February 19, 1943, he won a scholarship to Moon Township High School as a teen; there he studied music and vocal technique, later joining a group dubbed The Classics. Between 1959 and 1962, in collaboration with a variety of Pittsburgh-area bands, he cut a series of records for small local labels, adopting the stage name Lou Christie along the way. Eventually he made the acquaintance of Twyla Herbert, a classically trained musician and self-proclaimed mystic some 20 years his senior; they became songwriting partners, and in 1962 penned "The Gypsy Cried," which he recorded on two-track in his garage. The single became a local phenomenon, and was eventually licensed for national release by the Roulette label, peaking at number 24 on the pop charts in 1963.

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Top Songs

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    Listen to me, baby, you gotta understand
    You're old enough to know the makings of a man
    Listen to me, baby, it's hard to settle down
    Am I asking too much for you to stick around?
    Every boy wants a girl
    Lightnin' Strikes - (2:59)  -  5,152 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    I'll try every trick in the book
    With every step that you take, everywhere that you look
    Just look and you'll find
    I'll try to get to your soul, I'll try to get to your mind
    I'm gonna make you mine
    I'm Gonna Make You Mine - (2:52)  -  3,100 plays
  3.  
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    I don't want the world to know
    I don't want my heart to show
    Two faces have I
    I pretend that I'm happy
    But I'm Mr. blue
    Two Faces Have I - (2:42)  -  2,427 plays
  4. Lightning Strikes - (3:04)  -  1,599 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    I had some trouble with my baby
    So I had my fortune read
    I had some trouble with my baby
    And this is what the gypsy said
    The gypsy cried, she cried
    The Gypsy Cried - (2:09)  -  1,467 plays
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