Wonder Wheel (album)

Wonder Wheel
Studio album by
The Klezmatics
ReleasedJuly 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
Recorded2005–2006
StudioMagic Shop, New York City
GenreKlezmer, Folk
Length50:55
LabelShout! Studios
ProducerNora Guthrie
The Klezmatics chronology
Brother Moses Smote the Water
(2004) 		Wonder Wheel
(2006) 		Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
(2006)
Susan McKeown chronology
Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs
(2006) 		Wonder Wheel
(2006) 		Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Wonder Wheel is a 2006 album by neo-Klezmer band The Klezmatics with Susan McKeown. The album was released by Shout! Studios on July 25, 2006. Wonder Wheel features previously unpublished tracks by the legendary folk-singer Woody Guthrie which were unrecorded during his life.

The album achieved critical and commercial success, topping the Billboard World Albums Chart, and winning the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.

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