The pride of Tulsa also showed up in three Ernest movies, played The Big Bopper in ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ and did nine films ...

L ou Christie, the locally born singer who in 1966 topped the pop charts with “Lightnin’ Strikes,” died Wednesday. He was 82.

Lou Christie, the iconic pop singer, died on Wednesday at 82. He was a household name in American pop culture during the 1960s.