Genrespop music, surf music, ballad, instrumental rock
UitvoerendenSanto & Johnny, Ken Mackintosh, Hans Wahlgren, Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins, The Ventures, Fausto Papetti, Ferrante & Teicher, Henri René, The Shadows, The Chantays, The Lively Ones, Al Caiola, The Spotnicks, Ace Cannon, Lloyd Green, Gordon Huntley, Ricky King, THP Orchestra, Bert Weedon, Gerhard Narholz, Jet Harris, Richard Clayderman, Leo Kottke
"Sleep Walk" is an instrumental composition written, recorded, and released in 1959 by American instrumental rock and roll duo Santo & Johnny, with their uncle Mike Dee playing the drums.
Prominently featuring steel guitar, the song was recorded at Trinity Music in Manhattan, New York City. "Sleep Walk" entered Billboard's Top 40 on August 17, 1959. It rose to the number 1 position for the last two weeks in September
and remained in the Top 40 until November 9. "Sleep Walk" also reached number 4 on the R&B chart. It was the last instrumental to hit number 1 in the 1950s and earned a gold record for Santo & Johnny. In Canada, the song reached number 3 in the CHUM Charts. In the UK, it peaked at number 22 on the charts.
