PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The No Name Pops, an ensemble composed of former musicians from the Philly Pops, are set to put on a show that celebrates the life and music of their late conductor. The concert ...

Living legend Peter Nero is that rare musician equally at home with classical music, jazz, the American Songbook, the Broadway musical, movie themes and popular songs. Moreover, he is a masterful ...

Peter Nero, the concert pianist who soared to popularity in the 1960s with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz and kept the beat for nearly six decades with albums, club and television dates, and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Peter Nero, a Grammy-winning pianist who interpreted pop songs through classical and jazz forms and served as the Philly Pops' conductor for more than three decades, has died.

You might remember him from the soulful rendition of the theme song from the 1971 film "Summer of 42," or from one of his dozens of appearances performing on Ed Sullivan or Johnny Carson's shows. In ...

He soared to popularity with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz. He later conducted the Philly Pops, often with one hand while the other played piano. By Robert D. McFadden Peter Nero, the concert ...