Uploaded by HarryWarner on Jul 15, 2008
Rare early New York doo wop recording by the legendary Harptones featuring Willie Winfield
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Willie's intro and outro are the most beautiful!
3 years ago 5
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played both sides to death!!!!
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This song is so sweet!
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on RONNIE I'S list of his 50 greatest songs, he rated this side as #1. simply B-E A -U-T-I-F-U-L.! R.I.P. RONNIE.thank you soooooo very much for the memories. tom d brick,nj
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nice to hear this again
also nice to see credit given to jocko and alan freed,both pioneers
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Awesome.They don't do stuff like this anymore.
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What a beautiful performance. Goosebumps and tears come to mind.
1 year ago 4
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Ive listened to this song sporadically over the last 25 yrs or so,and I have just appreciated how well this song is put together and sang,DZ from the Bean
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Probably one of the most beautiful tunes of the 50's.
2 years ago 3
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OMG, I love this. So very nice and smooooth.whew!!! Ahh u mentioned Alan Freed, my favorite DJ, also friend. Thanks, love
2 years ago 3
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Please, help me, i'm french-speaking, i look for the song "Never tell me goodbye" a slow. Peace and Merci
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It was pretty much the same in Philly. I'm not sure but the DJ was probably Jocko Henderson. On the street corner, "Sunday Kind of Love" was the one everyone sang but at parties we got the double dose. Question: The lead on "Memories of You" sounds as if it could be someone other than Willie Winfield although I thought he sang of all their leads. Would you know?
scribemcg 3 years ago 2
The legendary Jocko Henderson did play both sides of the record on his radio show in Philly. Although "Sunday Kind of Love" always was, and probably still is, the #1 doo wop song done by street-corner harmony groups of all ages.
Incidentally, Willy Winfield is the lead singer on "My Memories of You".
HarryWarner 3 years ago
I always felt their release of this made the record have two "A" sides.
scribemcg 3 years ago 4
When the record was first released, Alan Freed used to play both sides just about every night.
HarryWarner 3 years ago
One of my favorites. I heard this back around '93 when I was 12 and just loved it.
PJDooWop 3 years ago 5
I'm glad you like it. It was the B side of the Harptones first and most famous hit "A Sunday Kind of Love", recorded way back in 1953. It's good to know that new generations are getting to hear and love this music.
HarryWarner 3 years ago