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Santana

American rock band

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has had various recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana being the only consistent member.

After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 increased their profile and they went on to record the critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970) and Santana III (1971). These were recorded by the group's "classic" line-up, comprising organist and lead vocalist Gregg Rolie, percussionists José "Chepito" Areas and Michael Carabello, drummer Michael Shrieve and bassist David Brown.

Hit songs of this period include "Evil Ways" (1970), "Black Magic Woman" (1970), "Oye Como Va" (1971) and the instrumental "Samba Pa Ti" (1970).

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Santana

what: a band
from: San Francisco
since: 1966
on the air here: 1 song

File card: Santana

members: Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, José Areas, Benjamin Rietveld, David Margen

formed in: San Francisco

labels: Arista Records, Columbia Records

genres: music of Latin America, Latin rock

awards: Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Latin Grammy Hall of Fame

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1966–1972: Formation and breakthrough

In 1966, Mexican-born American musician Carlos Santana discovered San Francisco's hippie and counterculture movement and found himself "wanting to be part of this new wave." Later that year, he began to assemble his own band, the first line-up of which included Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez on bass, Danny Haro on drums, and Michael Carabello on percussion. In January 1967, the four were granted an audition spot for concert promoter Bill Graham at the Fillmore Auditorium on a bill with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the Charles Lloyd Quartet, and named themselves the Santana Blues Band. Within a month, the group expanded with the addition of Tom Fraser on guitar and vocals, who also brought in Gregg Rolie on organ and vocals. The band stalled...

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Latin rock band from San Francisco, California, USA, led by guitarist Carlos Santana. The band was formed in 1966 under the name Santana Blues Band. In 1967, the band changed its name to Santana. They debuted as Santana at Bill Graham's Fillmore West theater in San Francisco on June 16, 1968. Steered on by Graham, they first came to a wider public attention after their performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. This initial exposure made their first three albums hits at the time, all with Columbia, the first record company that signed the band. By 1972 / 1973 however, there were rifts in the band and two of its members left to form Journey. Caravanserai from 1972 marked the start of a new, more jazz oriented chapter in Santana's career, as the band now moved away from rock and towards a more experimental and complex sound. The triple live album Lotus concludes that period. Over the next decades, line-up changes were common, the music at times evolved more commercially and pop oriented although never losing the initial latin influence. Santana left Columbia in 1991 and signed with Polydor for their 1992's Milagro album and the subsequent releases, until Clive Davis signed the Also known as: C. Santana Band, Carlos Santana, Carlos Santana & The Santana Band, Carlos Santana And The Santana Band, Carlos Santana Band From Discogs (free to use). Their entry