Steve and Eydie
| Company type | Musical duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gormé |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Recordings, television variety programs, nightclub performances |
| Website | www |
Steve and Eydie comprised an American pop vocal pair formed by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. Their partnership commenced in 1954 on Tonight Starring Steve Allen and they sustained a significant presence in recordings, television variety programs, and nightclub performances for more than fifty years. They continued performing as a duo until Gormé retired in 2009, while each also developed individual solo careers.
Steve Lawrence was originally named Sidney Leibowitz. Edith "Eydie" Gormé hailed from a Sephardic Jewish family fluent in multiple languages, with last names recorded as Gorman or Gormezano. The couple wed in 1957 and remained married until Gormé’s passing in 2013.
Their discography included releases on several prominent labels: during the 1950s, they recorded with Coral and ABC-Paramount; in the 1960s, they were associated with United Artists, Columbia, and RCA; and in the 1970s, they worked with MGM. Their final charting single in the United States appeared in 1979 on Warner Bros. Records, issued under the name Parker & Penny with the track "Hallelujah."
The duo’s 1960 release We Got Us, which included a title track not issued as a single, garnered them a Grammy Award. Between February 1968 and January 1969, they starred on Broadway in the musical Golden Rainbow. Subsequently, their focus shifted to renditions of the Great American Songbook repertoire.
Steve and Eydie earned two nominations for Emmy Awards, one being for Our Love Is Here to Stay, a homage to George and Ira Gershwin. Their television special Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program in 1979.
Additional honors included the Film Advisory Board's Award of Excellence and the Television Critics Circle Award for their tribute From This Moment On, celebrating Cole Porter’s work. They secured four Las Vegas Entertainment Awards recognizing them as Musical Variety Act of the Year, including three consecutive wins. The pair also received a lifetime achievement accolade from the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Ella Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Singers, an organization providing support to professional vocalists through counseling and financial assistance.
In November 2009, Lawrence continued touring solo due to Gormé’s health concerns. By late 2010, she had formally ended her touring career. Gormé died on August 10, 2013, shortly before turning 85. Lawrence maintained his performance career until diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019; he passed away from complications related to this condition on March 7, 2024.
Singles
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB | US AC |
US R&B |
UK | |||
| 1954 | "Make Yourself Comfortable" B-side by Eydie Gorme: "I've Gotta Crow" |
— | — | — | — | — | Presenting Steve & Eydie [1967 compilation album] |
| 1955 | "Knickerbocker Mambo" B-side by Eydie Gorme: "Give a Fool a Chance" |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "(Close Your Eyes) Take a Deep Breath" b/w "Besame Mucho" |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "Sentimental Me" b/w "You Can't Be True, Dear" |
— | — | — | — | — | Our Best to You [1964 compilation album] |
| 1960 | "This Could Be the Start of Something" b/w "Darn It, Baby, That's Love" |
— | 113 | — | — | — | We Got Us [1960] |
| 1961 | "The Facts of Life" b/w "I'm a Girl, You're a Boy" |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1963 | "I Want to Stay Here" b/w "Ain't Love" (from It's Us Again) |
28 | 28 | 8 | — | 3 | Something's Gotta Give |
| "I Can't Stop Talking About You" b/w "To the Movies We Go" (from At the Movies) |
35 | 51 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "That Holiday Feeling" b/w "Happy Holiday" |
— | — | — | — | — | That Holiday Feeling! [1964] |
External links
| "The Honeymoon Is Over" b/w "Together Forever" |
— | — | 14 | — | — | Together on Broadway [1967] |
| "Mame" b/w "Cabaret" |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "Summer, Summer Wind" b/w "Be Still" |
— | — | — | — | — | Steve & Eydie, Bonfa & Brazil |
| "The Two of Us" b/w "Mr. Spoons" (Non-album track) |
— | — | 33 | — | — | This Is Steve & Eydie [1971 compilation album] |
| "Dear World" b/w "A Break at Love" (Non-album track) |
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