Santana is a band consisting of a flexible number
of musicians accompanying
Carlos
Santana since the late 1960s. The range of these artists has
varied greatly. Just like Santana himself, the band is known for
helping make
Latin rock famous in the
rest of the world.
Overview
The band
was formed in 1966 in San Francisco
as the Santana Blues Band. The first
members were Carlos Santana (lead
guitar), Tom Fraser (rhythm guitar), Mike
Carabello (percussion), Rod Harper (drums & percussion),
Gus Rodriguez (bass guitar) and Gregg
Rolie (lead vocals & keyboards). In the following
years the members of the group changed frequently for a number of
reasons, and from 1971 to 1972 there was a brief separation between
the group and Santana.
Santana himself rarely sings in his songs despite being the leader
of the band and recent hits have been frequently accompanied by a
guest singer, rather than the members of the band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
In 1998,
the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame
, with Carlos Santana,
Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Mike Carabello, Gregg
Rolie and Michael Shrieve being
honored.
Previous band members
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Keyboards |
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Discography
Top 40 Singles (Billboard, U.S.)
- Smooth (1999) - #1
- Maria Maria (2000) - #1
- Black Magic Woman (1971) - #4
- The Game Of Love (2002) - #5
- Why Don't You & I (2003) - #8
- Evil Ways (1970) - #9
- Everybody's Everything (1971) - #12
- Oye Como Va (1971) - #13
- Hold On (1982) - #15
- Winning (1981) - #17
- Into the Night (2007) - #26
- She's Not There (1977) - #27
- Stormy (1979) - #32
- You Know That I Love You (1979) - #35
- No One to Depend On (1972) - #36
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