caption website death_date death_place years_active birth_place genre image article_title name occupation
eydie in 1962 . official website 10 august 2013 las vegas , nevada , u.s. 1950 -- 2009 manhattan , new york , u.s. latin pop music pop , big band , swing , traditional eydie gorme.jpg eydie gormé
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eydie gormé

eydie gormé -lrb- also spelled gorme ; august 16 , 1928 -- august 10 , 2013 -rrb- was an american singer who performed solo as well as with her husband , steve lawrence , in popular ballads and swing .
she earned numerous awards , including a grammy and an emmy .
after retiring in 2009 , she died in 2013 , and is survived by lawrence , who continues to perform as a solo act .
