The harptones biography
The harptones biography documentary.
The harptones biography
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