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  • The Harptones

    American doo-wop group

    The Harptones are an Americandoo-wopgroup which formed in Manhattan, New York in

    The group never had a top forty pop hit, or a record on the USBillboardR&Bchart,[1] yet they are known for both their lead singer Willie Winfield and their pianist/arranger, Raoul Cita.

    The Harptones recorded for Coed Records and other labels. The Harptones may have been the first doo-wop group to have a full-time arranger among their members, and Cita knew how to work to Winfield's strengths.[2] Their best-known recordings include "A Sunday Kind of Love" (), "Why Should I Love You?" (), "Life is But a Dream" (), "The Shrine of St.

    Cecilia" (), and "What Will I Tell My Heart" ().

    In , they recorded some songs for the film Rockin' the Blues: "Mambo Boogie", "Ou Wee Baby",[3] and "High Flying Baby".[4]

    The song "Life is But a Dream" was featured in the film GoodFellas; it appears on the film's soundtrack albu