Don & Juan

Don and Juan were an American R&B vocal duo from Long Beach, New York, United States, consisting of Roland "Don" Trone (July 2, 1936 – May 1982) and Claude "Juan" (aka "Sonny") Johnson (November 24, 1934 – October 31, 2002). Johnson had previously sung with a doo-wop group called the Genies, who reached No. 71 on the Billboard pop chart in 1959, with "Who's That Knocking" on the Shad record label. Johnson had also co-written "Who's That Knocking".
Don and Juan's sole top 40 hit was "What's Your Name" on Big Top Records, which reached No. 7 on the Billboard pop chart in 1962.
After the death of Roland Trone in May 1982 at age 45, Claude Johnson continued performing with different partners, including Alexander "Buddy" Faison of the Genies, up to the early 1990s.
Claude Johnson died on October 31, 2002, at age 67.
Their single, "What's Your Name", was featured on the soundtrack of It Came from Hollywood in 1982. This song was nominated to the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame.[citation needed] "What's Your Name" was also mentioned in the film, Flipped, by fictional characters portraying "Don and Juan". In the 1998 film, Slam, there is a brief scene where two police officers are driving while arguing over the lyrics to "What's Your Name".
==Links to Peel==
Peel was very fond of the duo's, 'What's Your Name' song, which was a big hit in America, but not so in the UK. The song was often played by the DJ and he nominated it as one of his Peel's 77 All Time Favourite Records List in 1972, which was published on the Disc & Music Echo. In 1999, Peel added the song to his Peelenium 1961.
==Shows Played==
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*01 December 1987: What's Your Name? (v/a cassette - Cruisin' 1962) Increase
;1990
*10 May 1990: What's Your Name
;1994
*01 October 1994: What's Your Name (7") London
;1999
*13 October 1999: 'What's Your Name (7")' (Big Top) (Peelenium 1961)
;2001
*12 June 2001: What's Your Name 
;2004
*21 September 2004: "Could this Be Love?" (LP - 'Looking for my Baby') - (Sundazed)
*13 October 2004: "Pledging My Love" (LP - 'Looking for My Baby') - (Sundazed)
*12 November 2004 (BBC World Service): 'Pledging My Love (2x Compilation CD-Looking For My Baby! Soul Treasures From The Vaults Of Amy-Mala-Bell)' (Sundazed)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists