Ernie Maresca - The Wanderer (1957 Song Demo)

[MrRJDB1969]

Someone once said that The Wanderer melody came from the song Kansas City, which I believe came out in 1959, however, that theory is blown out of the water being that The Wanderer pre-dates Kansas City by approx. two years.

[thecountofbasie]

@MrRJDB1969 The true original "Kansas City" (a/k/a "KC Lovin'") by Little Willie Littlefield was released in 1952. Both the riff and lyric content seem to bear the theory, actually...check it out if you haven't already

[buddyeagle]

Amazing!

[adachong1]

Oh I thought it was from Dion & the Belmonts what a surprise. thanx from berlin ada

[thecountofbasie]

@adachong1 Released by Dion after he left the Belmonts, actually...the backing on that, as well as most of his solo hits, was the Del-Satins, a fine group in their own right, some of who eventually joined Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge...Ernie wrote this one, as well as many other classics

[OtherTwin]

great post it took 5 years for dion to record this but it was worth the wait well done ernie maresca great writer singer producer

[bloozmonkey111]

Great version, never heard it before! Five stars!

[Oldiesrrockin]

Hey, How cool is that.

We both uploaded the same thing at almost the same time:-)

[thecountofbasie]

Way cool...always glad to hear from likeminded fans

[ricknelson69]

Ernie Maresca is fantastic!

[thecountofbasie]

One of the best, and I think a bit underappreciated...thanks for the comment