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"I Wonder" was recorded and released in 1961 by three members (shown above) that belong to a four member doo-wop group called The Fantasys. The three singers decided to record and release the song under a different record label and called themselves The Wonders for this one-time cut. The original 1958 recording of the song by the full four member group, The Fantasys, was never released as a single for some unkown reason, but did eventually make its way as a track on the Philly Doo-Wop Classics LP. All members grew up together and lived in a neighborhood that was less than a mile from the American Bandstand studio at 46th and Market Streets in West Philadelphia. Although doo-wop music originally excluded musical instruments, this recording of "I Wonder" was sweetened up with a string instrumental backup by recruiting two Lebanese immigrants, one of whom was staying with one of the the group's relatives while attending the Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia. Both of violinists went on to distinguished careers at nationally known orchestras in the United States.
"I Wonder" was recorded and released in 1961 by three members (shown above) that belong to a four member doo-wop group called The Fantasys. The three singers decided to record and release the song under a different record label and called themselves The Wonders for this one-time cut. The original 1958 recording of the song by the full four member group, The Fantasys, was never released as a single for some unkown reason, but did eventually make its way as a track on the Philly Doo-Wop Classics LP. All members grew up together and lived in a neighborhood that was less than a mile from the American Bandstand studio at 46th and Market Streets in West Philadelphia. Although doo-wop music originally excluded musical instruments, this recording of "I Wonder" was sweetened up with a string instrumental backup by recruiting two Lebanese immigrants, one of whom was staying with one of the the group's relatives while attending the Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia. Both of violinists went on to distinguished careers at nationally known orchestras in the United States.
