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Teach Me Tiger by Nino Tempo & April Stevens

Artist Biography For Nino Tempo & April Stevens

Nino Tempo & April Stevens Are A Brother And Sister Act From New York. Formed In The Early 1960s When Nino Tempo And April Stevens Signed As A Duo With Atco The Group Had A String Of Billboard Hits And Earned A Grammy Award As "best Rock & Roll Record Of The Year" For The Single "Deep Purple". "Deep Purple" Was Originally Released As A "B-Side" By Producer Ahmet Ertegun Who Was Dubious Of Tempo's Belief That It Would Be A Hit Calling It "the Most Embarrassing Thing" The Duo Had Ever Recorded. When The "A-Side" Song "Paradise" Flopped Ertegun Relented And The Song Achieved Notability As The Longest Running Hit B-Side A Title It Carried For 21 Years.
Music Journalist Richie Unterberger Has Described The Later Song "All Strung Out" As Nino Tempo & April Stevens' "greatest Triumph" Declaring It "one Of The Greatest Phil Spector-Inspired Productions Of All Time". For Years Following Their Charting Singles The Duo Continued Recording But Failed To Achieve Continued Sales Success

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