Johnnie & Joe were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, New York, United States, who were best known for their 1957 hit "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea." == History == Johnnie Louise Richardson (June 29, 1935, Montgomery, Alabama – October 25, 1988, New York City) and Joe Rivers (March 20, 1937, Charleston, South Carolina – August 26, 2025, Suffern, New York) began singing together in 1957 and released several singles on Chess Records, which were leased from... [more on Wikipedia]