Eydie Gorme Dead at 84

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She was a superstar pop vocalist in the 60's in Vegas and nightclubs across the country and was popular as a soloist and as a duo with her husband. Steve Lawrence.

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[Praedura]

Ah, sad to hear this.

Eydie was part of my childhood world, as she and hubby Steve were regular guests on The Carol Burnett Show -- which I rarely missed. I didn't really appreciate her talents back then, because I was a kid into the Beatles and rock-n-roll and she was from another generation. But I've rectified that as an adult.

I have a couple of Eydie Gorme albums now, my favorite being 'Eydie In Love'. Great album (from about 1961 or 1962, I think). 'Love Letters', 'In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning', ... lots of good stuff.
My favorite song from that collection is 'Here I Am In Love Again':



She was just a superb singer. Incredible power, yet amazing control. She had a beautiful tone and could deliver the lightest phrase with delicacy and still belt out a dramatic note with gusto. Just an amazing talent.

[Mel]

Yet another piece of old Hollywood gone. Always makes me feel older.

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[kelroy55]

Yet another piece of old Hollywood gone. Always makes me feel older.

Agree, I was just thinking that. Not many left

[SoonerDave]

Agree, I was just thinking that. Not many left

Yup. She and Lawrence on the Burnett show were routinely good shows, and the fact that Lawrence liked playing the comic bit was just that much better. In the 39,165 channels of content I pay wayy too much for right now, I don't think there's one show available that's even a fraction as consistently entertaining as was Carol Burnett or her guests.

And then I see things like "Honey Boo Boo" challenging the human entertainment condition. Pardon me while I stick my finger down my throat.

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This was probably her biggest commercial success but her forte was emotional ballads.

[kelroy55]

There will never be another Carol Burnett show, sadly, and you're right nothing today comes close to it. I've never watched more than 30 seconds of HBB and I thought I was going to be sick. Sad what enterains people now days.

[bluedogok]

I mainly watch sports, I had no idea what a Honey Boo Boo was but always saw posts or stories about it so I finally searched what it was....that was enough, never seen the show and have no idea what channel it would be on.

Speed is another victim this week of a corporate behemoth, although it hasn't been what it when it was Speedvision since the Fox ownership. The media giants have ruined all the informational/educational networks and infected it with lack-of-reality television crap. TV will never go back to shows like the Carol Burnett Show.