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2 unusual facts about Lou Christie


Crescent Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Lou Christie, famous singer/song-writer, grew up in the Glenwillard section of Crescent and attended Moon High School.

WMSP

In the 1960s and early 1970s, the station sponsored a series of pop/rock concerts known as "Big BAM Shows" featuring acts ranging from Paul Revere and the Raiders, Lou Christie, and The Beach Boys to comedian Pat Paulsen.


The Delicates

The girls went on to do lucrative backup session work, later teaming up with Bernadette Carroll, backing artists such as Connie Francis, Neil Sedaka, Patty Duke, Frankie Valli "You're Ready Now" which is now a Northern Soul Anthem, "The Proud One" and "Cry For me" portrayed in Jersey Boys, Jose Feliciano, Kitty Kallen, Frankie Lymon, and most notably Lou Christie.


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