04/09/11 - NNHS Newsletter - Twilight Time

“The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed
garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain signing to it...you and you
alone make me feel that I am alive...Other men, it is said, have seen
angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.”

- George A. Moore
(24 Feb 1852 - 21 Jan 1933)

Original hits of "Twilight Time" included the Three Suns (1944) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown (1945).^[1]

Les Brown's version of "Twilight Time" was recorded in November 1944 and released in early 1945 as the B-side of "Sentimental Journey", the first recording of that song. While the A-side featured Doris Day's vocals, "Twilight Time" was an instrumental. The first vocal version of the song on record was released, also in 1945, by bandleader Jimmy Dorsey with Teddy Walters on vocals.^[2]

It has been recorded by numerous acts over the years. However, the best known version of the song was recorded by The Platters and became a number one hit on both the pop singles and R&B Best Sellers charts in 1958 in the United States^[3]. The song also reached number three in the United Kingdom. In 1963, the Platters recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "La Hora del Crepúsculo", sung in a rhumba-style tempo...

It is a challenge and privilege to assume the role of senior editor/publisher as brother Harry Covert steps back into the role of editor at large. Harry will offer occasional commentary in the style to which you’ve become accustomed under the byline H. M. Covert. You may also read occasional articles from other contributors.

When I joined The Covert Letter as a regular in January we provided background on the years of my collaboration, both personal and professional, with Harry. We are still in tandem.

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   Thanks so much, Phil! Best wishes with your move!

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