ArtistInfo

Nino Tempo

voc, *1935 US, Niagara Falls, New York
Singer / Musician of Pop
A.k.a. Antonino Lo Tempio

Nino Tempo (born Antonino LoTempio, January 6, 1935) is an American musician, singer, and actor.Nino Tempo was born in Niagara Falls, New York. A musical prodigy, he learned to play the clarinet and the tenor saxophone as a child. He was a talent show winner at four years of age and appeared on television with Benny Goodman at age seven. When his family relocated to California, he featured on the Horace Heidt radio show, performing a Benny Goodman clarinet solo. A child actor, he worked in motion pictures in such movies as 1949's The Red Pony and in 1953's The Glenn Miller Story featuring James Stewart. He was a sought-after session musician, working as a member of the famous session band the Wrecking Crew, also working with Elkie Brooks, and recording with Maynard Ferguson (Live at the Pe

Instruments

• Vocals
• Tenor sax
• Saxophone

Genres

• Pop
• R&B/Soul
• Jazz
• Rock
• Folk

Plays With