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Santana (band)

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Santana
The "classic" members of the band in 1971. Left to right: Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, David Brown, Carlos Santana, José "Chepito" Areas.
The "classic" members of the band in 1971.
Left to right: Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, David Brown, Carlos Santana, José "Chepito" Areas.
Background information
Also known asSantana Blues Band (1966–1967)
OriginSan Francisco, California
Genres
Years active1966–present
Labels
Members
Websitesantana.com

Santana is an American rock band. It was made in San Francisco in 1966 by Carlos Santana. The band has had many members, with Santana being the only one to stay in it since it was made. After joining Columbia Records, a record producer, the band made many popular albums, such as Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), and Santana III (1971). These album were made by the band's "classic" members, such as Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, and José Areas.[10] The band has had many famous songs including: "Evil Ways", "Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va", and the instrumental "Samba Pa Ti".

Santana's best selling and most popular album was Supernatural. It was released in 1999. It reached number one on music charts in eleven countries, and sold 12 million copies in the United States.[11] In 2014, the "classic" members came back together to make Santana IV (2016).[10] The group kept making music. In 2014, the "classic" line-up reunited for Santana IV (2016) and the group continue to perform and record.

Santana is one of the best-selling music groups of all time. The band has sold over 45 million albums in the United States, and around 100 million worldwide.[12] The band has made 25 albums. 14 of them went into the top ten on the Billboard 200 music chart. In 1998, Santana was put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[13] In 2000, Santana won eight Grammy Awards in one day.[14] The only other musician to do this was Michael Jackson.

Studio albums

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References

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  1. ↑ "Pop/Rock » Rock & Roll/Roots » Latin Rock". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mojo (2007). Irvin, Jim (ed.). The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion (4th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-84195-973-3.
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles; Griffin, Brendon (2008). Lights, camera, sound tracks. Canongate. p. 525. ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8.
  4. ↑ Fletcher, Amy L. (2012). "Acid Rock". In Debolt, Abbe A.; Baugess, James S. (eds.). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Vol. 1: A–M. Popular Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-0-313-32944-9.
  5. ↑ Pacini Hernández, Deborah (Spring 2000). "A Tale of Two Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Los Angeles Chicano and Nuyorican Engagement with Rock and Roll". Centro Journal. 11 (2): 79.
  6. ↑ Freeman, Phil (March 7, 2018). "Remembering When Santana Made Amazing Jazz-Rock". Vinyl Me Please. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "'NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2' compilation cruising your way in May - Music News - ABC News Radio". Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  8. ↑ Yacht Rock!|Brainnerd Dispatch
  9. ↑ Yacht Rock! Armadillos Bring Blue-Eyed Soul to Brainerd – CLC News
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Steve Smith: Which former Eagle to rejoin band?; Santana to reunite classic band". Press-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  11. ↑ "Viva Santana!". Deccan Herald. 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  12. ↑ Szaroleta, Tom. "Echoes of Woodstock: Santana one of the few big names still on the road". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  13. ↑ "Santana | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". www.rockhall.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  14. ↑ Grow, Kory (2020-02-21). "'I Felt Really, Really High': Carlos Santana Looks Back on His Historic 2000 Grammy Night". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
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