Santo & Johnny
Biography
Santo and Johnny were an American rock and roll duo from Brooklyn.
Santo Farina was Johnnys older brother. He played the lap steel guitar as a youth, and then taught Johnny to play the electric guitar. They began recording in 1959 with Trinity Records "Sleep Walk", written with the help of their mother became a regional hit, and was then released nationally, becoming a #1 pop hit. The follow-up. "Tear Drop", was another hit, though their LP, Santo and Johnny, was less successful. They continued recording and releasing albums until 1976 with little pop success, after which Santo began a solo career.
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"Sleep Walk" was also covered by The Shadows, The Ventures, Jake Shimabukuro, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Deftones, and Joe Satriani. Indie group Modest Mouse also covered the music, adding lyrics and entitling the song "Sleepwalking".
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