NEW * Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens . {Stereo} 1963

Rest In Peace, April Stevens (4-17-2023). 1963......#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, #3 Canada Original video edited and remastered with HQ stereo sound. “Deep Purple“ hit number one on the U.S. pop charts (the 100th song to do so) in November 1963 and also won that year’s Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Record, was recorded by brother-sister act Nino Tempo & April Stevens. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks and was number one on the Hot 100 the week before John F. Kennedy was assassinated. This version of the song is notable for its second half, in which April Stevens speaks the lyrics in a low and sweet voice while Nino Tempo sings. According to the Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson, when the duo first recorded the song as a demo, Tempo forgot the words, and Stevens spoke the lyrics to the song to remind him. The record’s producers thought Stevens’ spoken interludes were “cute“ and should be included on the finished product, but according to Stevens, Tempo “didn’t want anyone talking while he was singing!“