Santo & Johnny – Sleep Walk (1959 – Part 12)
This slide guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll instrumental was the first release by brothers Santo and Johnny Farina. They’d already been playing local clubs in their Brooklyn neighborhood at the time, but […]
This slide guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll instrumental was the first release by brothers Santo and Johnny Farina. They’d already been playing local clubs in their Brooklyn neighborhood at the time, but […]
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