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Santo & Johnny [MySpace / Wikipedia] were an American rock and roll duo from Brooklyn.

Santo Farina was Johnny's 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.

"Sleep Walk" 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 & Johnny, was less successful. They continued recording and releasing albums until 1976 with little pop success, after which Santo began a solo career.

"Sleep Walk" was originally covered by Betsy Brye in 1958 (it had lyrics as well), but has been also covered by The Shadows, The Ventures, Jake Shimabukuro, Larry Carlton, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Deftones, Chet Atkins, Danny Gatton, and Joe Satriani. Indie group Modest Mouse also covered the music, this time using the lyrics and entitling the song "Sleepwalking".

Santo & Johnny were an instrumental guitar duo best known for their hauntingly atmospheric instrumental 'Sleepwalk' which entered Billboard's Top 40 on August 17th, 1959. It rose to the No. 1 position for two weeks in September (the 21st and the 28th) and remained in the 'Top 40' list until November 9th.

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