This page will contain discussion groups about Santo and Johnny, as they become available.Santo & Johnny(Redirected from Santo and Johnny)Santo & Johnny were an American rock and roll duo from Brooklyn. The pair were brothers, with Santo the elder; 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' "Sleepwalk", written with the help of their mother. "Sleepwalk" became a regional hit, and was then released nationally, becoming a #1 pop hit. The follow-up. "Teardrops", 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. Samples
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They continued recording and releasing albums until 1976 with little pop success, after which Santo began a solo career. He was part of the highly-acclaimed HBO Showtime special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. "Teardrops", was another hit, though their LP, Santo & Johnny, was less successful. After the break up of The Alpha Band, Soles released two solo albums, Promise in 1980, and 1982's Walk by Love, and went on to produce or perform on albums by Dylan, Burnett, Peter Case, Elvis Costello, Roger McGuinn, Don McLean, The Monkees, The 77s, Olivia Newton-John, Roy Orbison, Tonio K, Victoria Williams and others. The follow-up. The band released three albums, The Alpha Band in 1977, Spark In The Dark in 1977, and The Statue Makers of Hollywood in 1978. "Sleepwalk" became a regional hit, and was then released nationally, becoming a #1 pop hit. When that tour ended, Soles and two other members of Dylan's band, T-Bone Burnett and David Mansfield, formed The Alpha Band. They began recording in 1959 with Trinity Records' "Sleepwalk", written with the help of their mother. Steven Soles, Bob Dylan asked him to tour with his band on his 1975 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour. The pair were brothers, with Santo the elder; he played the lap steel guitar as a youth, and then taught Johnny to play the electric guitar. Known also as J. Santo & Johnny were an American rock and roll duo from Brooklyn. Steven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. Download sample of "Sleepwalk". |