The Eton Boys, or The Four Eton Boys,[1] were an American all-male musical quartet from the St. Louis, Missouri area,[2] whose members were Art Gentry, lead; Earl Smith, tenor; Charles Day, baritone; and Jack Day, bass.
[6] They went to schools in the St. Louis area, and the two Day brothers entered show business first, as acrobats in a successful vaudeville act that played the Palace Theatre on Broadway nine times in one year.
[1][7][5] Art Gentry was once radio's youngest regular announcer and worked for KMOX,[7][8] and he is the grandfather of television personality Matt Lauer.
Halfway through each cartoon, the Eton Boys would appear in live action and lead the audience in singing the title song, guided by the bouncing ball.
Earl Smith continued to pursue a show-business career,[13] and Art Gentry sang in a radio series for World Transcription Service, "Songs of Our Times" (1948).