SLEEP WALK
Our next in line melody is also a cover song as portrayed by nephew of Ricardo and one of the famous Barnard Brothers - Fanie Barnard - "Sleep Walk".
‘Sleep Walk’ is a very famous composition and an instrumental song written, recorded, and released in 1959 by American instrumental rock and roll duo Santo & Johnny Farina, 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 and Johnny. In Canada, the song reached number 3 in the CHUM Charts. In the UK it peaked at number 22 on the charts.
[REF: Thanks to WIKIPEDIA - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_W...]
A peaceful piece of music here played with so much emotion and feeling, Fanie does justice to Sleep Walk. Thank you for keeping the music alive Fanie. We love you. Lisa