![]() ![]() ![]() Cenci told Sacco that there was only one great Italian singer and that he had to change his name. One of the first things Cenci did was change the name Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco to Lou Christie. In 1962, Sacco approached Nick Cenci with some demo tapes. After graduating from high school in 1961, Sacco traveled to New York City and worked as a session vocalist. Sacco performed with several vocal groups and between 19 released several records on small Pittsburgh labels, achieving a local hit with "The Jury" by Lugee & The Lions (a group consisting of Sacco, Twyla Herbert's daughter Shirley, and two others) released on the Robbee label. At age 15 he met and befriended Twyla Herbert, a classically trained musician 20 years his senior, who became his regular songwriting partner and wrote hundreds of songs with him over the next 30 years until her death in 2009. His teacher, Frank Cummings, wanted him to pursue a career in classical music, but Sacco wanted to cut a record to get on American Bandstand. While attending Moon Area High School, he studied music and voice, served as student conductor of the choir and sang solos at holiday concerts. 1.2 "Lightnin' Strikes" and "Rhapsody In The Rain": 1965–1966īiography Early life and career Ĭhristie was born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco on February 19, 1943, in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, and grew up in suburban Pittsburgh. ![]()
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