Santo & Johnny
- MatchSanto & Johnny
- 100%The Fleetwoods
- 98%Ritchie Valens
- 92%Bobby Vinton
- 75%The Penguins
- 69%The Five Satins
- 61%Rosie & The Originals
- 59%The Platters
- 57%Dion & The Belmonts
- 54%The Skyliners
- 52%Connie Francis
Biography
Santo Farina (24 October 1937, Brooklyn, New York, USA; steel guitar) and Johnny Farina (b. 30 October 1941, Brooklyn, New York, USA; rhythm guitar, steel guitar). Santo and Johnnys father, a serviceman, had found the steel guitar on C&W records very soothing when he was overseas. He encouraged his children to learn the instrument and was impressed when they wrote an instrumental, Sleep Walk, which was released on the Canadian-American label. (The record label and the... Read more