Scarce 1956 RAMA label 203 HARPTONES "THREE WISHES" NM Orginal sleeve
  $   78

 


$ 78 Sold For
Mar 11, 2012 Sold Date
Mar 4, 2012 Start Date
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This listing is for a  scarce copy of the 1956 release on the RAMA label 203 in the original Rama Sleeve by THE HARPTONES early Doo-wop group singing  "THREE WISHES" "THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES" in NM, beautiful condition.

The Harptones are an American doo-wop group, which formed in Manhattan in 1953.

The group never had a top forty pop hit, or even a record on the national R&B charts, yet they are still considered one of the most influential doo-wop groups, both for their lead singer, Willie Winfield and their pianist/arranger, Raoul Cita. The Harptones recorded for various labels, including Coed Records. The Harptones may have been the first doo-wop group to number a full-time arranger among their members, and Cita knew how to work to Winfield's strengths. Their best-known recordings include "Sunday Kind of Love" (1953), "Why Should I Love You?" (1954), "Life is But a Dream" (1955), and "The Shrine of St. Cecilia" (1956).

1951-1954

  • Willie Winfield (tenor)
  • Billy Brown (bass)
  • Claudie "Nicky" Clark
  • William Dempsey (second tenor)
  • William "Dicey" Galloway (baritone)
  • Raoul Cita (piano; baritone)

Early 1955

  • Willie Winfield (tenor)
  • Billy Brown (bass)
  • Claudie "Nicky" Clark
  • William Dempsey (second tenor)
  • Freddy Taylor (baritone)
  • Raoul Cita (piano; baritone)

Dicey Galloway was drafted in November 1954.

Late 1955

  • Willie Winfield (tenor)
  • Billy Brown (bass)
  • Claudie "Nicky" Clark
  • William Dempsey (second tenor)
  • Bernard "Jimmy" Beckum (baritone)
  • Raoul Cita (piano; baritone)



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