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“Sleep Walk” is an instrumental steel guitar-based song written, recorded, and released in 1959 by brothers Santo & Johnny (The original release erroneously credits three Farinas as composers). It was recorded at Trinity Music in Manhattan. “Sleep Walk” entered Billboards Top 40 on August 17, 1959. It rose to the number-one position for two weeks in September (the 21st and the 28th) and remained in the Top 40 until November 9. “Sleep Walk” also reached number four on the R&B chart. It was the last instrumental to hit number one in the 1950s and earned Santo & Johnny a gold record. Read on...