Lou Christie grew up in Crescent Township and graduated from Moon Area High School. He was most well known for the 1966 hit "Lightnin' Strikes" that went to number one.

Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who hit No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart in 1966 with 'Lightnin' Strikes,' has died. The onetime teen idol was 82.

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