Ernie Maresca - The Wanderer (1957 Song Demo)

Ernie sings an early version of his own song of songs...amazing it took five years to find someone to do it full justice...great ride, isn't it?

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• Ernie Maresca
• Dion
• Doo-Wop
• The Wanderer

[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

[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

[ricknelson69]

Ernie Maresca is fantastic!

[thecountofbasie]

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

[buddyeagle]

Amazing!

[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!

[thecountofbasie]

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

[Oldiesrrockin]

Hey, How cool is that.

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