Steve Lawrence, the Grammy and Emmy winner who made up pop music duo Steve & Eydie with wife , has died. He was 88.
Steve Lawrence, a Grammy-winning singer and half of the pop duo Steve & Eydie, has died. Lawrence died Thursday of complications due to Alzheimer's disease, a publicist confirmed in a statement shared with The Times. He was 88. 'My Dad was an inspiration to so many people. But, to me, he was just this charming, handsome, hysterically funny guy who sang a lot,' son David Lawrence said in a statement. 'Sometimes alone and sometimes with his insanely talented wife.
One of the country's best-loved singing duos, Steve & Eydie also won several Emmy Awards for starring in televised tributes to the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. The couple sold out Carnegie Hall for a series of concerts in the 1980s and toured with Frank Sinatra in the 1990s. Beyond Steve & Eydie, Lawrence also pursued an impressive solo career that included his music, Broadway and TV appearances.
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