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The HarptonesThe Harptones The Harptones American doo-wop group The Harptones are an American doo-wop group which formed in Manhattan, New York in 1953. The group never had a top forty pop hit, or a record on the US Billboard R&B chart,[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" (1953), "Why Should I Love You?" (1954), "Life is But a Dream" (1955), "The Shrine of St. Cecilia" (1956), and… (Source: Wikipedia)
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