# Identify late-'50s instrumental rock song. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087 "2008-06-24T17:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/1 "2008-06-24T17:39:44Z")
It’s a tune from the late 1950s I think. It has pedal steel or dobro, some lilting lead line that is somewhat melancholy and gets really high pitched. I’m certain it was a hit. Any ideas what it’s called? ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/2 "2008-06-24T17:44:44Z")
My guess is “Sleep Walk,” by Santo and Johnny (1959). [Here’s a YouTube link.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogxTQXAgY3Q&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/3 "2008-06-24T17:47:53Z")
Got it in one. I saw that footage before but couldn’t recall the name. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/4 "2008-06-24T18:14:27Z")
Argh - my youTube-Fu is malfunctioning. I came on to suggest Sleepwalk, too - but you must see \*\*Brian Setzer \*\* play it. Guitar virtuosity at its peak - just beautiful. I found an example on youTube here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJOPno3jWY&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJOPno3jWY&feature=related) But I can’t get it to play at work so maybe that link is bad or something. If so, sorry. But you _must_ see Setzer do this… ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/5 "2008-06-24T18:49:19Z")
This is one of my favorite songs! **Modest Mouse** does an homage to it called **Sleepwalking** that is very good. I can’t find a link for it online but it is on the album “Building Nothing Out of Something .” ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/6 "2008-06-24T19:09:47Z")
[QUOTE=HoboStew] This is one of my favorite songs! **Modest Mouse** does an homage to it called **Sleepwalking** that is very good. I can’t find a link for it online but it is on the album “Building Nothing Out of Something .” [/QUOTE] [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IP3VVsA_xXc/hqdefault.jpg "Modest Mouse "Sleepwalking"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP3VVsA_xXc) ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-late-50s-instrumental-rock-song/454087/7 "2008-06-24T20:24:57Z")
Thanks! I couldn’t sift through the endless awful home-video covers.