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The Three Suns was an American instrumental pop group, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
Career history
The group was formed in 1939 by Al Nevins (guitar) and Morty Nevins (accordion) and Artie Dunn (vocals, electronic organ). They later signed with RCA Victor.
In 1944, their first hit record was "Twilight Time", written by the band along with Buck Ram. "Twilight Time" sold over four million copies and was awarded a gold disc.
This was followed by "Peg o' My Heart", which was one of the best-selling records of 1947 in the United States. The group was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) performing an off-screen "radio sequence", and in Two Gals and a Guy (1951).
The group underwent several lineup changes in the 1950s, and broke up briefly in the middle of the decade before Dunn resurrected the name with a new lineup. The group's popularity waned and its historical significance was essentially forgotten in the wake of rock and roll, but interest in the ensemble was renewed in the 1990s by fans of lounge music and exotica. The band is also notable in that they were reputed to have been the favorite musical group of former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.
Founding member Al Nevins was also co-founder of Aldon Music, a Brill Building songwriting company.
