April Stevens (born Caroline LoTempio; April 29, 1929) is an American singer. (More from Wikipedia)
Several members of the Wrecking Crew went on to great prominence in the music world. This time the Wikipedia quote is from one of my own contributions: “Also, Nino Tempo with his sister Carol (under her stage name April Stevens) had a U.S. #1 hit song in 1963, ‘Deep Purple’.” The song was originally a big-band hit in the 1930’s and a top seller in sheet music back when this was a more important component of the music industry; the music was written by pianist Peter DeRose in 1933, with lyrics added five years later by Mitchell Parish. The name of the British rock band Deep Purple was suggested by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore because “Deep Purple” was his grandmother’s favorite song; she used to play the song for him frequently on the piano.
(February 2015)
