(The above photo courtesy of Paul Ressler, restored by Tony Fournier)

Above and Below, Day, Dawn and Dusk. The trio consisted of (L-R) Bob Caver (Day), Eddie Coleman (Dawn) and Gus Simons (Dusk).

Click HERE for an article about Day, Dawn And Dusk by Marv Goldberg. (Will open in a separate window)

At Left: Label image for Stan-Lee 105 released in December 1944. Stan-Lee was a New York City label owned by Seymour Lee and David Roth. No clue who "Stan" might have been. This is Day, Dawn And Dusk's first record. They also did a "Kentuky Babe" Soundie, which can be seen further below on this webpage. A. Stream RealAudio...   1. Kentucky Babe - Day, Dawn And Dusk - Stan-Lee 105A - 1944   2. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Day, Dawn And Dusk - Stan-Lee 105B - 1944   BOTH ABOVE SONGS PLAYED IN SEQUENCE B. Download RealAudio...   1. Kentucky Babe - Day, Dawn And Dusk - Stan-Lee 105A - 1944   2. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Day, Dawn And Dusk - Stan-Lee 105B - 1944 C. Stream/Download Media Player...   1. Kentucky Babe - Day, Dawn And Dusk - Stan-Lee 105B - 1944   2. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Day, Dawn And Dusk - Stan-Lee 105B - 1944   BOTH ABOVE SONGS PLAYED IN SEQUENCE

COLLECTORS ITEMS (Released in March 1946)            

(From The Billboard Dated 3/23/46)

A. Stream RealAudio...   1. Basin Street Blues - 805 A   2. Rigoletto In Harlem - 805 B   3. Mein Stetela Belz - 806 A   4. Bones, Bones, Bones - 806 B   ALL FOUR played in sequence B. Download RealAudio...   1. Basin Street Blues - 805 A   2. Rigoletto In Harlem - 805 B   3. Mein Stetela Belz - 806 A   4. Bones, Bones, Bones - 806 B C. Stream/Download Media Player...   1. Basin Street Blues - 805 A   2. Rigoletto In Harlem - 805 B   3. Mein Stetela Belz - 806 A   4. Bones, Bones, Bones - 806 B

(From The Billboard Dated 4/13/46)

Above is a photo of Day, Dawn And Dusk performing the Soundie "Rigoletto". (See just below for the actual Soundie video.)

"SOUNDIE" VIDEOS FROM CIRCA 1945

FAUST

RIGOLETTO

SLEEP KENTUCKY BABE

THESE FILMS WERE OBTAINED AND TRANSFERRED TO MP4 FORMAT AT SIGNIFICANT EFFORT AND EXPENSE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE HERE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY AND WITH NO OVERLAYING OWNERSHIP IDENTITY MARKINGS. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE AND DISTRIBUTE THEM AS YOUR OWN. THANK YOU.

VIEW VIDEOS (TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY INTO MP4 FORMAT FROM THE ORIGINAL 16MM FILMS):    FAUST    RIGOLETTO    SLEEP KENTUCKY BABE

LISTEN TO AUDIO ONLY (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER):    FAUST    RIGOLETTO    SLEEP KENTUCKY BABE

DAY, DAWN AND DUSK ON THE RADIO:
Listen to "Shortnin' Bread" by Day, Dawn And Dusk using Windows Media Player. It is from the Armed Forces Radio Services "Jubilee" radio show, recorded in New York City on a 16-inch transcription disc in December 1943. Ralph Cooper is the show's host. Thank you to Dan Haefele for providing this gem.

[The above photo is provided by Dan Haefele.]

(Text on back of above photo): Sepian counterparts of the Ritz Brothers are the Brethren Day, Dawn and Dusk, the droll, madcap threesome now featured in the entertainment at the Ruben Bleu. Although they originally teamed up as a singing trio when they met as members of the Hall Johnson Choir, Day, Dawn and Dusk's natural flare for comedy soon found its way into their act.

They were headliners abroad before war broke out, having come here from Sweden, after interrupting a thirty-week engagement, shortly after the invasion of Poland. The boys still have a contract for a twenty-week stint in a Stockholm hot spot, collectable after the war.

They also were popular in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti, England and Denmark. All three are fluent in about four foreign tongues, and they can handle an operatic number like "La Donna E Mobile" as deftly as they can swing a hepcat tune.

Their real names are Gus Simons (Day), Bob Carver (Dawn) and Eddie Coleman (Dusk).

(At Left and Below are from the Amsterdam News dated 1/7/39): Bob, Eddie and Gus, who recently returned from eight years in Europe to head the "Swede and Hot" revue at the Garbo, an exclusive night spot on East Forty-Eigth Street, probably the only place of its kind in America where Negro entertainers sing Swedish folk tunes. The trio, which appeared in Harlem recently on The Amsterdam News benefit show at the Apollo Theatre, sang before King Gustav V of Sweden at a command performance and made a hit. Their act was also the first foreign attraction ever to be engaged by a cabaret in that country. (NOTE: Yes, the article clearly states "eight years." Can anyone confirm or contradict that the trio actually goes back to at least 1931?) FROM AUSTIN CASEY: These guys started out in the "Kentucky Singers," an octet formed in 1926 by a man named Forbes A. Randolph. They toured and recorded in Europe in the early 1930s.

(Left: The Billboard 3/25/44) (Above: Buffalo Courier Express 7/10/44) (Right: New York Sun 11/27/46)

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(The Billboard 5/23/43)

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