b. Stephen Leibowitz, 8 July 1935, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. The son of a cantor in a Brooklyn synagogue, Lawrence was in the Glee club at Thomas Jefferson High School, where he began studying piano, saxophone, composition and arranging. He made his recording debut for King Records at the age of 16. The record, "Mine And Mine Alone", based on "Softly Awakes My Heart" from Samson & Delilah, revealed an remarkably mature voice and style. Influenced by Frank Sinatra, but never merely a copyist, Lawrence's great range and warmth earned him a break on Steve Allen's Tonight television show, where he met, sang with and later married Eydie Gorme. He recorded for Coral Records and had his first hit in 1957 with "The Banana Boat Song". It was the infectious "Party Doll" which gave him a Top 5 hit in 1957 and he followed that same year with four further, although lesser successes, namely "Pum-Pa-Lum", "Can't Wait For Summer", "Fabulous" and "Fraulein". During his US Army service (1958-60) he sang with military bands on recruiting drives and bond rallies.

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• (2001)  The Best of Steve Lawrence
• (2000)  Greatest Twentieth Century Songs
• (1995)  Sing More Golden Hits
• (1990)  Steve And Eydie Sing The Golden Hits

• Pretty Blue Eyes
• Footsteps
• Your Majesty (Run To The Water Album Version)
• Night And Day (1996 Digital Remaster)
• I Hear A Rhapsody

• Dean Martin
• Peggy Lee
• Judy Garland
• Mel Torme
• Henry Mancini
• Doris Day
• Percy Faith
• Julie London
• Dinah Shore
• Lena Horne
• Harry Belafonte
• Ferrante & Teicher
• Nancy Wilson
• Louis Prima
• Al Hirt
• Lawrence Welk
• Eartha Kitt
• Herb Alpert
• Les Baxter
• Jackie Gleason

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