That launched Lawrence's most successful year as a recording artist. But he spent more of his time in the '80s branching out from singing into film acting (The Blues Brothers [1980], The Lonely Guy [1984]) and television work, notably his co-hosting with Don Rickles of the 1984 series Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders. by Steve Lawrence | Jul 8, 2014. See the events in life of Steve Lawrence in Chronological Order. In December 1964, Lawrence appeared in the TV movie ‘Carol for Another Christmas’ and released their duo album ‘That Holiday Feeling.’ On September 13, 1965, he launched ‘The Steve Lawrence Show’ for ‘CBS.’ It ran till December 1965. There were more RCA singles and albums through 1971, when the couple moved to MGM Records. As a solo artist and in a duo with his wife Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence enjoyed a successful singing career that stretched well past half a century. Publicity Listings

The songs were by Walter Marks, and they included the anthemic "I've Gotta Be Me," which Lawrence recorded for a single that reached the Top Ten of the Easy Listening chart in December. It won them seven ‘Emmy Awards.’ After a long gap, Lawrence released a solo LP named ‘Take It on Home’ in 1981. "Walking Proud," another Goffin-King song, was another Top 40 solo hit for Lawrence, and still another one, "I Can't Stop Talking About You," performed by Steve and Eydie, was in the charts in December, peaking in the Top 40 on February 8, 1964. Get it as soon as Thu, Oct 15. But it was Lawrence's third solo 45 for UA, "Portrait of My Love," that finally took off for him in the winter of 1961 and became his fourth Top Ten hit in May. Singer, composer, actor and author, educated at Brooklyn's Thomas Jefferson High School and a student of saxophone and piano. Lawrence was born on July 8, 1935, in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, to Helen and Max Liebowitz. The following month, Winners! Read Full Biography. Steve Lawrence Biography by William Ruhlmann + Follow Artist. While in the army, his fifth LP, ‘All about Love,’ was released through ‘Coral.’ His 1959 hit singles ‘Pretty Blue Eyes’ and ‘Footsteps’ and his sixth LP, ‘Swing Softly with Me’ (1960), were produced through ‘ABC-Paramount Records.’, After completing his stint with the army, Steve and Eydie formed a duo named after them and performed at nightclubs. Lawrence’s solo ‘Portrait of My Love’ (‘United Artists Records’) became his fourth “Top 10,” hit, and he earned a nomination for the ‘Grammy’ for the ‘Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.’ The LP ‘Portrait of My Love’ was featured on various charts. Lawrence also worked in a few episodes of a number of TV series.
Golden Rainbow opened on February 4, 1968, for a run of 385 performances, concluding on January 12, 1969.

During 2003–2004, he performed live with their tour ‘One More for the Road.’ In 2005, a collection of their hits was released as ‘All My Love Belongs to You.’ In 2010, Lawrence and Eydie celebrated the 50th anniversary of them singing as a popular duo. Lawrence continued to place singles in the lower reaches of the charts, and in June 1958 his fourth album, Here's Steve Lawrence, also got into the charts, making the Top 20.