The Harptones
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The Harptones was a doo wop group formed in Harlem, New York City, New York in 1953. The group was centered around two talented performers with strong personalities â vocalist Willie Winfield and pianist/arranger Raoul Cita â both of whom would remain in the Harptonesâ line-up until Raoul Citaâs death in December 2014. The duoâs association survived many line-up changes over the years, but the group remained musical focused and active for six decades. While they didnât release any chart toppers, they issued many memorable singles including "A Sunday Kind of Love" (1953), "Why Should I Love You?" (1954), "Life Is But a Dream" (1955), "The Shrine of St. Cecilia" (1956), "What Will I Tell My Heart" (1961), and "Mambo Boogie", "Ou Wee Babyâ and âHigh Flying Babyâ, all three recorded in 1956 for the movie Rockinâ the Blues. During their heyday, the band never recorded a full-length album although numerous compilations have been released including Golden Recordings (1957) and Life Is But a Dream: The Ultimate Harptones 1953â1961 (2012). Raoul Cita died on December 13, 2014, bringing an end to one of the longest lasting doo wop groups of all time. Willie Winfield died of a heart attack on July 27, 2021, at the age of 91. William Dempsey, the band's second tenor - who had left the group in the early 1970s but returned in the 1990s - was then the only original surviving member of the Harptones.
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- Life Is But A Dream by The Crows
- Oobideeâ¦Oobideeâ¦Oo
- What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)
- No Greater Miracle
- Till Then by The Harptones
- Love Me Completely
- Dreaming Is No Good
- My Memories Of You
- I Love You Baby by Peggy Farmer
- Laughing on the Outside
- I Love You
- Don't Stay Away Too Long
- School Boy featuring The Harptones
- Call Me, I'll Be There
- Chang Chang A Lang
- I Got a Fine Little Girl
- Devil in Velvet
- Your Love Is a Good Love
- My Memories of You featuring Lee Dorsey
- Hep Teenager
- I Remember
- It's You
- When Your Love Has Said Goodbye
- Guilty featuring Lee Dorsey
