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Santana (band)
Santana is a Latin music and rock band[6][7]
Santana
formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 by
Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana. e
band came to public aention with their
performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in
1969. is exposure helped propel their first
album, also named Santana, into a hit, followed in
the next two years by Abraxas and Santana III.
Lineup changes were common. Carlos Santana's
increasing involvement with guru Sri Chinmoy Santana in 1971
took the band into more esoteric music, though it Background information
never lost its Latin influence.
Also known as Santana Blues Band
In 1998, the band Santana was inducted into the Origin San Francisco, California,
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Carlos Santana, U.S.
Jose "Chepito" Areas, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Genres Latin rock[1] · blues
Mike Carabello, and Michael Shrieve[8] e band rock[2] · psychedelic
has earned nine Grammy Awards and three Latin rock[3] · acid rock [4] ·
Grammy Awards, the laer all in 2000. Carlos Chicano rock [5]
Santana won a Grammy Award as a solo artist in
Years active 1966–present
1988. e band has sold more than 100 million
Labels Columbia, Polydor, Arista,
records worldwide, making them one of the
RCA, Legacy
world's best-selling groups of all time.[9] In 2013,
Santana announced a reunion of the classic line- Associated acts Rob Thomas, Michelle
up for a new album, Santana IV, which was Branch, Journey
released in April 2016. ey are tied for having Website www.santana.com
the most won Grammy Awards in one night. (http://www.santana.com)

Members Carlos Santana

Tommy Anthony
Contents Ray Greene

History David K. Mathews

1967–1972: Formation and peak Paoli Mejías
years
Karl Perazzo
1973–1979: Experimentation
and consolidation Benny Rietveld
1980–1997: Commercial decline Cindy Blackman Santana
and seven-year hiatus
1998–2001: Supernatural and Andy Vargas
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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2002–2012: Dealing with new- Past members Gregg Rolie

found success David Brown
2013–present: Reunion of the
classic line-up, Corazón and Michael Carabello
Santana IV Bob Livingston
Personnel Marcus Malone
Timeline Michael Shrieve
Discography José Areas
References Neal Schon
External links
Coke Escovedo
Tom Coster
Mingo Lewis
History
Armando Peraza
Doug Rauch
1967–1972: Formation and Rico Reyes
peak years Richard Kermode
e band was formed in 1966 in San Francisco as Leon Thomas
the Santana Blues Band with the help of guitarist Jules Broussard
Tom Fraser.[10] e first established members
Leon Patillo
were Carlos Santana (lead guitar), Marcus Malone
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
(percussion), Rod Harper (drums), Gus Rodriguez
(bass guitar) and Gregg Rolie (lead vocals, Greg Walker
Hammond organ B3). e group's first audition Gaylord Birch
with this line up was at the Avalon Ballroom in Raul Rekow
the late summer of 1967. Aer the audition, Chet
Pablo Telez
Helms (the promoter of the event), in concert
Pete Escovedo
with the Family Dog, told the band that they
would never make it in the San Francisco Music Graham Lear
Scene playing Latin fusion and suggested Carlos David Margen
keep his day job washing dishes at Tick Tock's Chris Rhyne
Drive-In on 3rd Street. By the time Santana began Chris Solberg
work on its debut album Santana, Malone had
Alex Ligertwood
already le the band as he had been convicted of
Alan Pasqua
manslaughter and had started serving his
sentence in Marin County's San entin State Richard Baker
Prison. Orestes Vilató
Alphonso Johnson
Ahead of Woodstock, Bill Graham was asked to
help with logistics and planning. Graham agreed David Sancious
to lend his help only if a new band he was Chester C. Thompson
championing, an unknown band called Santana, Buddy Miles
was added to the bill. Santana was announced as Wayne Shorter

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one of the performers at the Woodstock Festival. Walfredo Reyes

e band started recording their 1969 debut
Vorriece Cooper
album Santana in May 1969 and finished it in a
Myron Dove
month.
Jorge Santana
Santana performed at the festival. Later that
Curtis Salgado
month, they released their debut album, which
Greg Errico
peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 pop
chart with the single "Evil Ways" being a top 10 Luther Rabb
single in the US. Wendy Haas

Santana went on tour to promote their debut LP and started work on their next, Abraxas. Work began in mid-April
1970 at Wally Heider Studios[11] in San Francisco and was completed in early May 1970. e album, highlighted by
a reworking of Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" (wrien by Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green) that
peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, was released in September 1970 and rose to number 1 on the US
Billboard 200.

From January to July 1971 Santana worked on Santana III. Released in September 1971, the album also reached
number 1 on the US Billboard 200. At the peak of the band's popularity, the album was the last to feature its classic
Woodstock era line-up.

Before recording their fourth album Caravanserai, there had been multiple line-up changes. Bassist David Brown
le in 1971 before recording started and was replaced by Doug Rauch and Tom Rutley. Percussionist Michael
Carabello le Santana and was replaced with two percussionists, Armando Peraza and Mingo Lewis.
Keyboardist/vocalist Gregg Rolie was replaced by Tom Coster on a few songs. Caravanserai debuted at number 8
on the pop charts, despite not spawning a hit single.

1973–1979: Experimentation and consolidation

13 months aer Caravanserai, Santana released Welcome. Welcome was the first of four consecutive albums to
achieve gold certification, as opposed to the previous four, which all at least reached platinum status. e album
peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200, the lowest of the band's career so far. e next few albums contained a
more experimental style than their previous work, beginning with Borbolea, which fared arguably worse than its
predecessor, despite climbing five spots on the US charts.

e group's 1976 release, Amigos, was far more successful. Reaching number 10 on the US charts, and also hiing
the top 10 in France, Australia, New Zealand, Austria and e Netherlands, it was a form of return to the success of
their early albums. Festival, somewhat contradicted that new-found success, but was a short blip before another
successful album, Moonflower, released in 1977. e album was possibly the most successful since Santana III,
achieving 2x platinum in the US, and being the first album since 1974's Borbolea, to break the top 10 in the UK. It
was characterized by a stylistic shi for the band, as it contained heavier influences from the more conventional
sound of the group's early work, while still maintaining the experimental sound of their last few albums.

eir next two releases, Inner Secrets and Marathon, released in 1978 and '79, respectively, were a further musical
shi for the band, moving away from the Latin-fused rock music that had characterized their work in the late 1960s
and the majority of the '70s, to move towards a more album-oriented, conventional rock sound. ese albums,

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however, fared poorly commercially, although both achieved gold status in the US.

1980–1997: Commercial decline and seven-year hiatus

e 1980s started relatively brightly for Santana, with 1981's platinum-selling Zebop!, which also reached the top 20
in several countries, and continued the more conventional rock sound. e following year, Shangó was released;
this album marked a steep decline in the band's commercial fortunes, although it still achieved gold status.

e group waited another three years to release the follow-up, the longest break for them so far. 1985's Beyond
Appearances was a commercial failure, and their first album not to achieve gold certification. eir following three
releases all continued this commercial decline, with the last of these failing to break the Billboard top 100. In the
midst of this commercial pitfall, the band stopped recording material for an unprecedented seven years but
continued to tour.

1998–2001: Supernatural and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

In 1998, Santana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. e album Supernatural (1999) debuted at
number 19 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 aer eighteen weeks. Also reaching No. 1 were two singles:
"Smooth", recorded with Rob omas, and "Maria Maria". e album was certified platinum 15 times by the RIAA
and sold 30 million copies worldwide. Santana's last number one album was Santana III in 1971. According to
Guinness World Records, this is the longest gap between number one albums.

Supernatural won nine Grammy Awards, including the award for Album of the Year, and also won three Latin
Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year.

2002–2012: Dealing with new-found success

e follow-up to Supernatural came three years later and was highly anticipated by international media and fans
alike. On October 22, 2002, Shaman was released worldwide. Although it initially sold briskly (298,973 copies in the
US in its first week) and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, the album's appeal quickly wore off and it soon
slid down the charts. Despite this, it went on to sell 2x platinum in the US, and achieved platinum status in several
other countries including Australia. e first single released from the album, "e Game of Love", which featured
vocals from Michelle Branch, debuted at number 5 on the Hot 100. e album's next four singles failed to chart in
most countries, but the final single, "Why Don't You & I", featuring the vocals of Alex Band, reached number 8 on
the Hot 100. Musically, the album was a return to a more conventional sound for the group, with a mainly Latin
rock-based sound.

With their renewed appeal worn off, another three-year wait saw the release of 2005's All at I Am. e album
debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 but fared worse internationally, and quickly lost appeal. e album, a
continuation of the Latin-rock influenced sound of Shaman, achieved gold certification in the US. A five-year break
from recording saw the release of another studio album, 2010's Guitar Heaven. Musically it was a drastic change for
the band, with a far heavier sound at its core and strong heavy metal influences. It debuted at number 5 on the
Billboard 200 but marked another decline for the band, failing to achieve gold status.

In 2012 the group released Shape Shier, which returned to the conventional Latin rock sound and was completely
album-oriented, as no singles were released from it. It debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200.

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2013–present: Reunion of the classic line-up, Corazón and

Santana IV
On 2 February 2013, Carlos Santana confirmed that he would reunite his classic line-up, most of whom played
Woodstock with him in 1969. Santana stated that he is reuniting the group with the intention of recording new
music. Confirmed for the reunion are Neal Schon, who was in the band in the early 1970s where he traded lead
guitar work with Santana before leaving with founding Santana singer-organist Gregg Rolie in 1973 to form
Journey; drummer Mike Shrieve and percussionist Mike Carabello. Santana said of Rolie, who played with Ringo
Starr's All-Starr Band for the last two years, "I'm prey sure Gregg's going to do it." In February 2013, Rolie told
Radio.com, "it's (the reunion) just a maer of puing it together and going and doing it. I would do it. I think it's a
great idea. People would love it. It could be great!"[12]

In the meantime, Santana released on 6 May 2014 a new studio album entitled Corazón and on 9 September 2014,
Corazón – Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It, a new live album (on CD, DVD and Blu-ray) of their show in 14
December 2013 in Guadalajara, Mexico.[13]

On 15 April 2016, Santana released Santana IV, the wildly anticipated studio album that reunites the early 1970s
classic lineup of Carlos Santana (guitar, vocals), Gregg Rolie (keyboards, lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitar, vocals),
Michael Carabello (percussion) and Michael Shrieve (drums). e album marks the first time in 45 years – since
1971's multi-platinum classic Santana III – that the quintet has recorded together.[14]

e origins for the reunion go back several years, when Schon suggested that he and Carlos Santana record
together. Santana liked the idea but went one beer, proposing that they recruit Rolie, Shrieve and Carabello for
what would be called "Santana IV". Aer initial writing sessions and rehearsals took place in 2013, the group
recorded throughout 2014 and 2015, amassing 16 new tracks that combined all their signature elements – Afro-
Latin rhythms, soaring vocals, electrifying blues-psychedelic guitar solos, and irrepressible jubilant percussion
work.

About the "Santana IV" team, Santana stated: "It was magical, we didn't have to try to force the vibe – it was
immense. From there, we then needed to come up with a balance of songs and jams that people would immediately
identify as Santana."[15]

Santana IV features 16 all-new tracks wrien and produced by the band. Joining the core "Santana IV" band in the
studio are current Santana members Karl Perazzo (percussion) and Benny Rietveld (bass), with vocalist Ronald
Isley guesting on two cuts.

e first single from Santana IV, entitled "Anywhere You Want to Go", was released on 5 February 2016.[16]

On 21 October 2016, Santana released Santana IV: Live at the House of Blues Las Vegas on Eagle Rock
Entertainment, a new (151 minutes) live album (on DVD/Blu-ray/2CD) of their concert on 21 March 2016 at the
House of Blues, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Personnel
Current members

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Main lineup Classic lineup

Carlos Santana – lead guitar, Carlos Santana – lead guitar, vocals

vocals, percussion (1966–present)
Benny Rietveld – bass (1990–1992,
1997–present)
Karl Perazzo – percussion (1991–
present)
Tony Lindsay – vocals (1991,
1995–2003, 2012–present)
Ray Greene – vocals (2016–present)
Andy Vargas – vocals (2000–present)
Bill Ortiz – trumpet (2000–present)
Jeff Cressman – trombone (2000–
present)
Tommy Anthony – rhythm guitar,
vocals (2005–present)
David K. Mathews – keyboards
(2011–present)
Paoli Mejías – percussion (2013–
present)
Cindy Blackman Santana - drums
(2015–present)
(1966–present)
Neal Schon – rhythm guitar
(1971–1972, 2013–present)
Gregg Rolie – keyboards, vocals
(1966–1972, 1982, 1987–1988, 2013–
present)
Michael Carabello – percussion
(1966–1967, 1969–1971, 2013–present)
Michael Shrieve – drums (1969–1974,
1978, 1988, 2013–present)
José "Chepito" Areas – percussion
(1969–1971, 1972–1973, 1974–1975,
1976–1977, 1988–1989)
David Brown – bass (1967–1971,
1974–1976; died 2000)
Additional musicians
Karl Perazzo – percussion (1991–
present)
Benny Rietveld – bass (1990–1992,
1997–present)

Former members

Marcus Malone – Leon Patillo – vocals Keith Jones – bass

percussion (1967–1969) (1974–1975, 1976) (1983–1984, 1989)
Tom Fraser – guitars Jules Broussard – David Sancious –
(1966–1967) saxophone (1974–1975) keyboards (1984)
Gus Rodriguez – bass Greg Walker – vocals Chester C. Thompson
(1966–1967) (1975–1976, 1976–1979, – drums (1984)
Rod Harper - drums 1983–1985) Alphonso Johnson –
(1966–1967) Raul Rekow – bass (1985–1989, 1992)
Bob Livingston – percussion (1976–2013; Sterling Crew –
drums (1967–69) died 2015) keyboards (1986)
Francisco Aguabella – Gaylord Birch – drums Walfredo Reyes –
percussion (1969–1971; (1976, 1991; died 1996) drums (1989–1991,
died 2010) Graham Lear – drums 1992–1993)
Tom Rutley – bass (1976–1983, 1985–1987) Billy Johnson – drums
(1971–1972) Luther Rabb – vocals (1991, 1994, 2000–2001)
Buddy Miles – drums, (1976; died 2006) Myron Dove – rhythm
percussion (1971, Joel Badie – vocals guitar, piccolo bass
1972), vocals, guitar (1976) (1992–1996, 2003–2005)

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(1986, 1987; died 2008) Byron Miller – bass Vorriece Cooper –

Pete Escovedo – (1976) vocals (1992–1993)
percussion (1971, Pablo Telez – bass Oran Coltrane –
1977–1979) (1976–1977) saxophone (1992)
Coke Escovedo – David Margen – bass Rodney Holmes –
percussion (1971–1972; (1977–1982) drums (1993–1994,
died 1985) Chris Solberg – guitars 1997–2000)
Rico Reyes – (1978–1980) Tommie Bradford –
percussion (1970 - Chris Rhyne – drums (1994)
1972) keyboards (1978–1979) Curtis Salgado –
Victor Pantoja – Russell Tubbs – flute vocals, harmonica
percussion (1971) (1978) (1995)
Tom Coster – Alex Ligertwood – Horacio "El Negro"
keyboards (1972–1978, vocals (1979–1983, Hernandez – drums
1983–1984) 1984–1985, 1987, (1997)
Armando Peraza – 1989–1991, 1992–1994) Ricky Wellman –
percussion (1972–1976, Alan Pasqua – drums (1997)
1977–1990; died 2014) keyboards (1979–1980) Dennis Chambers –
Richard Kermode – Orestes Vilató – drums (2002–2013)
keyboards (1972–1973; percussion (1980–1987) Freddie Ravel –
died 1996) keyboards (2009–2010)
Richard Baker –
Doug Rauch – bass keyboards (1980–1982) José "Pepe" Jimenez –
(1972–1974; died 1979) drums (2014–2015)
Chester D. Thompson
James "Mingo" Lewis – – keyboards Christopher A. Scott -
percussion (1972–1973) (1983–2009) bass, vocals
Leon Thomas – vocals (2002-2005)
(1973; died 1999)
Leon "Ndugu"
Chancler – drums
(1974–1976, 1988)

Timeline

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Discography
Santana (1969)
Abraxas (1970)
Santana III/Man With an Outstretched Hand (1971)
Caravanserai (1972)
Welcome (1973)
Borboletta (1974)
Amigos (1976)
Festivál (1977)
Moonflower (1977)
Inner Secrets (1978)
Marathon (1979)
Zebop! (1981)
Shangó (1982)
Beyond Appearances (1985)
Freedom (1987)
Spirits Dancing in the Flesh (1990)
Milagro (1992)
Supernatural (1999)
Shaman (2002)
All That I Am (2005)
Guitar Heaven (2010)
Shape Shifter (2012)
Corazón (2014)
Santana IV (2016)

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External links
Official website (http://www.santana.com)
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/santana/)
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/Story.aspx?StoryID=11942)
ultimateclassicrock.com "Carlos Santana Reuniting Original Group"
(http://ultimateclassicrock.com/carlos-santana-reuniting-original-santana-group/)

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