By Randy Cordova | Arizona Republic – AZCentral.com – Photo: CBS Records.
Photo: A Brazilian pressing of the classic 1964 album “Amor” by Eydie Gormé and Trio Los Panchos.
Eydie Gormé died in 2013 at age 84. Seven years earlier, The Arizona Republic had a rare interview with the singer and her husband, Steve Lawrence, in which they focused on a topic the two rarely addressed: Her groundbreaking career in Latin music, highlighted by the 1964 album “Amor” and its classic single “Sabor a Mí.” To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the beloved album, recorded with Trio Los Panchos, we present the following story that originally appeared on Feb. 16, 2006.