The soaring singer was known for hits like "The Gypsy Cried," "Rhapsody in the Rain," "Two Faces Have I" and "I’m Gonna Make You Mine"

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

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.