Peter Nero was born on Bernard Nierow, May 22,1934 and is an American pianist and pops conductor.
17 Facts About Peter Nero
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Peter Nero directed the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and has earned two Grammy Awards.
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Peter Nero recorded an album in 1961, and won a Grammy Award that year for Best New Artist.
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Peter Nero's subsequent move to Columbia Records resulted in the million-selling single and album Summer of '42.
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Peter Nero subsequently appeared on many top variety and talk shows, including 11 guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and numerous appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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Peter Nero served as music director and pianist for the PBS-TV special The Songs of Johnny Mercer: Too Marvelous for Words with co-stars Johnny Mathis, Melissa Manchester and many members of The POPS.
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In 1963, Peter Nero composed and performed the musical score for the motion picture Sunday in New York.
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Peter Nero made an appearance in the film with Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor, and Cliff Robertson.
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Peter Nero has worked with notable musicians including Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Arthur Fiedler, Andy Williams, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Diane Schuur, Johnny Mathis, Roger Kellaway and Elton John.
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From 1990 to 1999, Peter Nero was Pops Music Director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting and performing with his jazz trio throughout Southeastern Florida.
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Peter Nero's recordings include albums with symphony orchestras: On My Own, Classical Connections and My Way.
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Peter Nero recorded Peter Nero and Friends where he collaborated with Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern, Doc Severinsen and others.
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Peter Nero has released over 60 albums in his career.
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Peter Nero is included on historic Walks of Fame in Philadelphia and Miami, Florida.
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In 2009, Peter Nero was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Federation of Musicians.
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Peter Nero is active in many charitable causes, including the funding of school music programs, fundraising for the building of new arts centers across the country, and research on cancer, dystonia and autism.
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Peter Nero is the father of two children, Beverly and Jedd, and has three grandchildren; Robert, Nicole and Gordon.