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Nino Tempo and April Stevens: If You Can't Beat 'Em Join 'Em

uncredited writer, Song Hits, August 1964

HAD YOU HEARD of Nino Tempo and April Stevens as recently as six months ago, you would have known Nino as a top jazz musician and April as a moderately successful nightclub singer who hadn't had a hit record in a long time. More than likely, however, mention of their names would have brought an I-never-heard-of-them shrug of the shoulders.

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