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Sacco was born in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania[1] and raised in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sacco traveled to New York after graduating from Moon Area High School and found work as a session vocalist.
His sister Susan Christie had a minor hit with the novelty song “I Love Onions”, which peaked at #63 on the Hot 100 in 1966.
Robbee and Roulette: 1961-1963
Sacco also recorded a few unsuccessful discs of his own for various record labels in both New York and Pittsburgh, most notably “The Jury” (as by “Lugee & The Lions”) on the Pittsburgh-based Robbee label, which achieved local success. “The Gypsy Cried” features the vocal style that would characterize all of Christie’s biggest hits: verses sung in his normal register, and then a dramatic shift to his falsetto on the choruses. That song was released in 1962 on the tiny C&C label and unexpectedly credited to ‘Lou Christie’ without Sacco’s permission. Sacco had been working on a list of potential stage names, and he has stated that he hated the name for decades afterwards: “I was pissed off about it for 20 years. I wanted to keep my name and be a one-named performer, just ‘Lugee’.”
After the C&C release became a Pittsburgh hit, “The Gypsy Cried” was picked up by Roulette Records and charted nationwide, peaking at #24, selling over one million copies, and receiving a gold disc.
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richardneal
We can safely say that Mr. Christie's favorite vowel is "i" yi yi yi yi...
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BlueOclock
Two Faces Have I is a good one.
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catholicbird
dat falsetto
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eriqk
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juantheowl
best songwriter
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funnyguydidit
as shrill and girlish as lou christie's falsetto is, i'll never be half the man that he is
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suicideblondyn
I dont get it. His greatest song is SHE SOLD ME MAGIC! Why you people dont understand that?
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johntardsbaby66
Whoa. His voice. Is high.
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qaroliina
LOU CHRISTIE ES UN GRAN CANTANTE ORIGINAL Y CON VOZ ESPECIAL POR LO MENOS LO FUE EN LOS 70 AS MUY ORIGINAL FUE COMPARADO VOCALMENTE CON EL TIMBRE DE TRINY LOPEZ Y CON FRANKY VALLY PERO NADA DE ESO SU ORIGINALIDAD LLEGO MAS ALLA AUN YA ADULTO SIGE DELEITANDONOS CON SU MUSICA. THANK S EVERYONE SU AMIGO MARK
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tj66stang
Some Awesome tracks!
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Cajungrandma
What a Hunk..... Great Voice..... Nice Guy too !
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badgerdrive
I was that girl. but I got him.
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LIL-GYPSY
some of the best music every made
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pins
Paint America Love is set to be reissued on Revola on 27th October this year. Woohoo!! :D
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PappaWheelie
Another deserved mention for Paint America Love. Excellent album.
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menslar
Amazing falsetto.
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ldexterldesign
there's one of his tracks on the Before Sunrise (1995) & Before Sunset (2004) ost - can't find anything else, which is a bit disappointing :(
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akaronniedobbs
i can barely find any of his stuff online, this shit's rare - and i have NO idea why.
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modernaire
He has a TON of good songs. nearly every one is awesome.
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EdibleHandsoap
This man is my musical idol.
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