Steve Lawrence, who spent decades serenading audiences in nightclubs, onstage, and on TV has passed away.

Lawrence first got his big break when, as a teenager, he appeared on Arthur Godfrey's talent competition CBS show and won. By 1953, he put out his first LP.

In 1963, he had a number-one hit on the charts with his cover of "Go Away Little Girl". The song would become the first in history to hit number one by two different artists when Donny Osmond recorded his own version in 1971. Other well-known singles of his included "Pretty Blue Eyes", "Footsteps", "Portrait of My Love" and "Party Doll".

Lawrence is also known for his duo act with his wife, Eydie Gormé, and together they were billed as "Steve and Eydie". The couple married in 1957 and performed together for the 55 years of their marriage until Eydie's passing in 2013. Their 1960 album, We Got Us, earned the pair a Grammy Award.

In the late sixties, the couple appeared in the Broadway musical Golden Rainbow, where Lawrence performed the song "I've Gotta Be Me". Sammy Davis Jr.'s cover of the tune became a hit on the charts in 1969.

In addition to the Grammy, Lawrence also picked up a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway show What Makes Sammy Run? and two Emmy Awards during his career. 

"At the height of their popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, Lawrence and Gormé were one of show business’ hottest couples," The Hollywood Reporter wrote. "If a variety show were on TV, it was only a matter of time before Steve & Eydie would be booked for it."

One of those shows that kept Steve and Eydie busy was The Carol Burnett Show, where Lawrence appeared on over two dozen episodes, some with his wife and some solo.

That wasn't the limit to his television career; in addition to the variety show circut, Lawrence appeared on Night Gallery, Sanford and Son, Murder, She Wrote, Frasier, Hot in Cleveland, The Nanny, and Two and a Half Men.

Audiences may also recall his memorable character in the 1980 comedy film The Blues Brothers, where he played Maury Sline, the agent of John Belushi, and Dan Aykroyd's Jake and Elwood. Lawrence reprised the role in the 1998 sequel, Blues Brothers 2000.

The singer and actor was 88 years old.