The passing of Eydie Gorme, sweet songstress of the Bronx, deserves note.
The petite brunette with the electrifying high range was not a classic jazz singer, but her work was at the highest standard of pop, and her ornamentation was always on the edge of jazz. We remember, still with a degree of awe, her early recordings of "I'll Take Romance,""Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (she was a lifelong Sinatra worshipper) and "Be Careful, It's My Heart."
Eydie Gorme was one of the singers who gained wide attention first on Steve Allen's "Tonight show," along with Steve Lawrence (whom she was to marry) and Mark Murphy (who sang Allen's best song, "This Could Be the Start of Something Big").
The Allen show was the start of big things for a lot of people, but this is a day to remember Eydie Gorme. She died six days short of her eighty-fifth birthday, Lawrence by her side. Sentimental fans everywhere will be saying be careful, it's our heart.
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