Lou Christie, one of the most beloved teen idols of the 1960s and the voice and songwriter behind Billboard Hot 100-topper "Lightnin' Strikes," has died. He was 82 years old. The musician died on Wednesday (June 18) at home in Pittsburgh after fighting a long illness,

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 pop idol who hit big in the mid-'60s with 'Lightnin' Strikes' and 'Two Faces Have I,' has died at 82.