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Happy 79th Birthday Carlos Santana...
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:06 am
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:06 am
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:13 am to farad
One of the most easily recognizable guitarists on the planet. Happy birthday legend
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:11 am to farad
huge THANKS to the late Bill Graham who not only found Santana, he managed the band and put them on the map. Woodstock promoter Michael Lang was having a hard time planning the 3-day-long event and reached out to Graham asking for help. Graham agreed to help ONLY if Lang put Sanatana on the list of performers.
Sanatana was expected to play late Saturday around midnight. In the early afternoon, at around 2:00 pm, the band was suddenly rushed on stage, and told it was now or never. They performed a 45-minute set of eight songs, of which “Soul Sacrifice” — near the end of their set and including a famous drum solo by Michael Shrieve — was one of the big hits of the festival.
And now you know the rest of the story.
Sanatana was expected to play late Saturday around midnight. In the early afternoon, at around 2:00 pm, the band was suddenly rushed on stage, and told it was now or never. They performed a 45-minute set of eight songs, of which “Soul Sacrifice” — near the end of their set and including a famous drum solo by Michael Shrieve — was one of the big hits of the festival.
And now you know the rest of the story.
Posted on 7/21/26 at 12:20 pm to farad
One of my all time favorite guitarists from the 60's-70's.
A lot of snob guitarists/musicians like to dismiss Carlos' playing as being too repetitive but he's among the top 20 influential guitarists of the past 60 years, maybe top 10.
Happy birthday Mr Santana.
A lot of snob guitarists/musicians like to dismiss Carlos' playing as being too repetitive but he's among the top 20 influential guitarists of the past 60 years, maybe top 10.
Happy birthday Mr Santana.
Posted on 7/21/26 at 1:01 pm to Got Blaze
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And now you know the rest of the story.
we'll leave out the part where he was tripping his arse off during the performance as he wasn't suppose to go on for a few hours...
Posted on 7/21/26 at 7:37 pm to farad
He must have been quite young when he played Woodstock!
Great show we saw at the Gammage Auditorium on the Arizona State campus back in late 80's. Todd Rundgren warmed up.
Great show we saw at the Gammage Auditorium on the Arizona State campus back in late 80's. Todd Rundgren warmed up.
Posted on 7/21/26 at 8:11 pm to Bayou
Was it Todd by himself or with Utopia?
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:10 pm to Bayou
he was 22 years old at Woodstock...
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:15 pm to farad
Fun Fact: The editor for The French Connection edited the famous car chase sequence to Santana's "Oye Como Va."
Posted on 7/22/26 at 8:12 am to farad
Santana is fantastic. Greg Rolie was a great a huge part of his success.
Posted on 7/23/26 at 7:51 am to farad
I still have his first album and it's still one of my favorites.
Posted on 7/23/26 at 12:56 pm to farad
First guitarist I was exposed to. Sometime around 1973 or so. I was 4. Only because Santana was the group's name as well
Didn't know who Jimmy Page, Hendrix or David Gilmour but my mom being a pot smoker back in the day, I knew who their bands were at that time.
Didn't know who Jimmy Page, Hendrix or David Gilmour but my mom being a pot smoker back in the day, I knew who their bands were at that time.
Posted on 7/23/26 at 3:32 pm to farad
Carlos is “Winning”, one of my favorites, happy birthday.
Posted on 7/23/26 at 7:33 pm to Novastar
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Greg Rolie was a great a huge part of his success
that Hammond B3 organ was the sound of Santana as well as of the times...
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