Santo and Johnny is a duo group. The group is composed of two brothers, Santo and Johnny Farina. Both brother came out of the city of Brooklyn in New York. Santo was born on October 24, 1937 and Johnny was born on April 30, 1941. At a young age their father was drafted into the army and was stationed in Oklahoma. While their father was there he heard a steel guitar play on the radio and he called his wife and told her he wanted his kids to learn to play an instrument. When their father came back from the war they searched for a man who could teach them how to play the steel guitar. Years after they formed a band and began playing at church dances, weddings and at some clubs. Through this they acquired some fans in Brooklyn and Long Island. As their popularity grew they recorded some demo tapes. One day Johnny went to a music publishing company to record a song. There song "Sleepwalk" gave them huge success and helped their fame spread to other countries like Mexico and Australia. Since then they recorded 40 albums worldwide. Here is the song that reached the top of the Billboard pop chart and sparked their success. Enjoy!
Hello, my name is Jonathan. I am currently a freshman at Cal State Northridge. I like to exercise, listen to music, play the drums and just hang out. In this blog I will focus on music, one genre in specific. That would be rock music, I will show how rock music came to be and the where it has gone to.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Sleepwalk
Santo and Johnny is a duo group. The group is composed of two brothers, Santo and Johnny Farina. Both brother came out of the city of Brooklyn in New York. Santo was born on October 24, 1937 and Johnny was born on April 30, 1941. At a young age their father was drafted into the army and was stationed in Oklahoma. While their father was there he heard a steel guitar play on the radio and he called his wife and told her he wanted his kids to learn to play an instrument. When their father came back from the war they searched for a man who could teach them how to play the steel guitar. Years after they formed a band and began playing at church dances, weddings and at some clubs. Through this they acquired some fans in Brooklyn and Long Island. As their popularity grew they recorded some demo tapes. One day Johnny went to a music publishing company to record a song. There song "Sleepwalk" gave them huge success and helped their fame spread to other countries like Mexico and Australia. Since then they recorded 40 albums worldwide. Here is the song that reached the top of the Billboard pop chart and sparked their success. Enjoy!
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