Steve Lawrence, singer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88

Singer Steve Lawrence (left) and his wife Eydie Gorme arrive at a black-tie gala honoring Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas on May 30, 1998. Lawrence died Wednesday at age 88.

Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died Thursday.

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Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died Thursday.