Biography

Mexican-born American guitarist Carlos Santana is best known as the leader of the band that bears his last name, which has toured and recorded successfully since the late '60s. He has also recorded a series of exploratory solo albums and collaborations with other musicians that expand upon his basic musical style. Born and raised in Mexico, Santana took up the violin at five, but at eight switched to the guitar. Santana debuted at the Fillmore West theater in San Francisco on June 16, 1968 and never looked back, becoming an icon of both the era and the electric guitar itself. ~ William Ruhlmann

Top Tracks

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• Bailando/aqauatic Park

• Blues For Salvador

• Daughter Of The Night

• Evil Ways

• Meditation

• Mudbone

• Naima

• Them Changes

• 'trane

• Vereda Tropical

• Watch Your Step

• Who Do You Love?

Discography

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• The Swing of Delight

  Columbia

  1980

• Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Reality

  Columbia / Sony Music Distribution

  1979

• Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live

  Legacy / Sony Music Distribution

  1972