April Stevens, whose rushed recording of “Deep Purple” with her brother, Nino Tempo, became a chart-topping single in 1963 and won a Grammy Award, died on April 17 at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Nino Tempo, an accomplished tenor saxophonist whose harmonious foray into pop singing with his sister, April Stevens, produced a chart-topping, Grammy-winning version of “Deep Purple” in 1963 ...

Sibling duo Nino Tempo & April Stevens' Hot 100-topping "Deep Purple" cover was a curious jewel of the final pre-British Invasion year of '60s pop.

It could be said of Nino Tempo that he was literally born to play music. He learned to play clarinet and tenor saxophone as a child, winning his first talent show at age 4. He appeared on “The ...