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  1. "The Wanderer" is a song written by #ErnieMaresca and originally recorded by #Dion, released on his 1961 album, #RunaroundSue. The song, with a #12barBlues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked number 243 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
    youtube.com/watch?v=E7uG_F1ERlk

  2. "The Wanderer" is a song written by #ErnieMaresca and originally recorded by #Dion, released on his 1961 album, #RunaroundSue. The song, with a #12barBlues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked number 243 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
    youtube.com/watch?v=jP1z0dQVcIQ

  3. "Call Me the Breeze" is a rock song by #JJCale. It first appeared on his 1972 debut album, #Naturally, as the opening track. The song consists of a #12barBlues guitar #shuffle and features the early use of a #drumMachine.
    youtube.com/watch?v=DDrS9uNG83w

  4. "Wooly Bully" is a song originally recorded by #rockAndRoll band #SamTheShamAndThePharaohs in 1964. Based on a standard #12barBlues progression, it was written by the band's frontman, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was released as a single on the small Memphis-based XL label (#906) in 1964 and was picked up in 1965 by MGM. The song was recorded at #SamCPhillipsRecordingStudio at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis, the successor to Phillips' original #SunStudio.
    youtube.com/watch?v=KZJiGu6Gz8E

  5. "I Almost Lost My Mind" is a #popular song written by #IvoryJoeHunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US #Billboard #RAndBSinglesChart in that year. Hunter recorded the #12barBlues style song on October 1, 1949, and became a #rhythmAndBlues hit and a #popStandard. Hunter's record sold one million copies by 1956. The best selling version of the song was a #coverVersion by #PatBoone.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Y-1Qrx1FLxI