Steve Lawrence had a successful solo career with four top 10 hits in the early 1960s: "Pretty Blue Eyes," "Portrait of My Love," "Party Doll," and "Go Away Little Girl." The latter reached number one in 1962.

Lawrence, who died in March 2024, was best known as half of the singing duo Steve & Eydie with his wife, Eydie Gormé. They were married for 56 years, remarkable longevity for a show-biz couple.

The image in the thumbnail is of Lawrence's double CD "Winners!" / "Come Waltz With Me."

The photo at the end of the chapters is credited to CBS Television. It's from Steve & Eydie's 1975 special "Our Love is Here to Stay." Their sons are in the picture as are Gene Kelly and his son and daughter. You can find this public domain photo, along with its caption, on Wikimedia Commons.

There are a few recordings on YouTube of Lawrence doing "Go Away Little Girl." Here's one of them.

Carole King and Gerry Goffin originally wrote the song for Bobby Vee, but it became a hit for Lawrence. You can listen to King singing it here on the demo recording.

Donny Osmond's version also became a #1 hit in 1971, the first time a song reached number one by different artists.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded about the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.