Whitfield reclaimed the reins for the 1954 effort why should i love you, copied virtually note for note by the four lads and placed on the bside of their hit skokiaan, effectively obliterating the harptones original. The harptones thats the way it goesthree wishes music. The harptones with the royale cita chorus the harptones. The members of the legends met in 1955 at manhattans industrial arts high school.
I want a love thats on the square cant seem to find somebody to care. Weve found 7,064 lyrics, 74 artists, and 100 albums matching my memories of you by the harptones. Jul 22, 2017 please give me more more than just memories of you all i have to go me is my memories of you i sit alone at night and wonder what did i do. Apex records was a canadian record label owned by the compo company which lasted as late as 1980 compo established the apex label in july 1921 in toronto. Vince gill and patty loveless go rest high on that mountain at george jones funeral opry duration. Jukebox saturday night is not an anomaly in jukebox heart so much as it is a moment to take a trip back to our roots. The flip actually the a side three wishes was a superb popjazz ballad that had the smoothest of blend. Clark assumed lead duties for the harptones third release, i depended on you. Their first effort to feature new addition harriet toni williams, it also heralded the return of dicey galloway. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Life is but a dream made well on local charts wherever it went but couldnt made it nationaly due to old town records limited distribution. On sunday afternoon the harptones book of love the monotones. As well as thats the way it goes and three wishes, the harptones also recorded what is your secret that day led by willie, its a song that would be recorded three times, but never released.
The record was repressed later in the 50s with cat. The harptones three wishes thats the way it goes rama usa 1956 next by artist the harptones i almost lost my mind ou wee baby bruce usa 1955. Please give me more more than just memories of you all i have to go me is my memories of you i sit alone at night and wonder what did i do. Buy harptonesmonotones harptones meet the monotones cd at. Search results for my memories of you by the harptones yee yee. Patricia gaffney, bestselling author of the saving graces i adored. Inexplicably, that song has been omitted from the ten tracks included here. The book s final chapter, 40 pages devoted to the harptones and their history, came to fruition largely because of the help cita and willie winfield gave me. Known as the jazz baroness she was born into the wealthy rothschild family and later married a french aristocrat she befriended such giants as thelonious monk, charlie parker, barry harris. Very best of the harptones life is but a dream pandora. Cita, willie winfield, william dempsey james, clyde winfield, william dicey galloway and curtis chrebin. The harptones my memories of you lyrics musixmatch. Harptones, the life is but a dream the ultimate harptones. The high tenor lead that they employed was a direct reaction to the success of frankie lymon and the teenagers.
Full of charm and cleverness, three wishes is a rich, enticing birthday cake of a book. Originally called the harps, the group consisted of raoul j. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Includes the hit songs thats the way it goesthe harptones and book of lovethe monotones. The harptones featuring willie winfield relic records 1971 echoes of a rock era 12 tracks by the harptones, 12 by the crows roulette records 1972 the harptones featuring willie winfield vol. Harptones vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The harptones are an american doowop group, which formed in manhattan in 1953. I want to know its more than love at first sight, i want a sunday kind of love. After recording three songs for the feature film rockin the blues, the harptones finally cut ties with rogers, signing with george goldners rama label to release three wishes. Im on a lonely road that leads me nowhere, i want a sunday kind of love i do my sunday dreaming. Thats the way it goes by the harptones 90431991725 cd. Willie winfield was, and is, the lead singer of the harptones. Although rama is most famous for the rock and roll single gee by the crows, the album side of the label was essentially jazz series or pop music typical of the mid1950s 5000 series. Until the real thing comes along previously unreleased, alternate take 7. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The harptones thats the way it goesthree wishes amazon. Harptones on sunday afternoon the masquerade is over. The rama label was dark blue with silver print far left. The harptones recorded for various labels, including coed records.
It also released recordings by canadian artists for both the anglophone and francophone communities after compo began a distribution arrangement with. Thats the way it goes previously unreleased, alternate take 12. The harptones may have been the first doowop group to number a. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device.
In 2008, a fascinating document of jazz history was revealed to the public. Thats the way it goesthree wishes the harptones performer format. The harptones were formed in 1951 in new york citys harlem district. It released american recordings from okeh records and gennett records, among others. The harptones with the royale cita chorus the harptones thats the way it goes three wishes single 3 versions. Its members came from several other local vocal groups, none of which had any success. The legends were one of the hundreds of new york city groups that were competing for a hit record in the heyday of the rock n roll era. Harptonesmonotones harptones meet the monotones cd. Although none of their singles cracked the top 40, efforts like a sunday kind of love, life is but a dream, and. A few weeks later, the harptones were part of alan freeds labor day show at the brooklyn paramount. The song life is but a dream was featured in the 1990 film goodfellas, and can be found on the films soundtrack. The harptones may have been the first doowop group to number a fulltime arranger among their members, and cita knew how to work to winfields strengths. Willie winfield by steve walker born 24 august, 1929, norfolk, virginia. The harptones meet the monotones thats the way it goes the harptones cry like i cried the harptones the shrine of saint cecilia the harptones three wishes the harptones on sunday afternoon the harptones book of love the monotones you never loved me the monotones legend of sleepy hollow the monotones tell it to.
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