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A musical prodigy, Nino Tempo learned to play the Clarinet and the Tenor Saxophone as a child. He was a talent show winner at four years of age and appeared on television with Benny Goodman at seven. When his family moved to California , he appeared on the Horace Heidt radio show, performing a Benny Goodman clarinet solo. A Child Actor , he worked in Motion Picture s in such films as 1949's '' The Red Pony '' and in 1953's '' The Glenn Miller Story '' starring Jimmy Stewart . He was also a sought after session musician and a member of The Wrecking Crew for Phil Spector . Through a Bobby Darin recording session, he made connections with Atlantic Records and signed with its Atco Records subsidiary. However, Nino Tempo is best known for his 1963 duet "Deep Purple" on Atco with his sister Carol (singing under the Stage Name April Stevens ) that went to No.1 on the Billboard charts. The song won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Rock And Roll Recording . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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