![]() ![]() ![]() Prior to recording their first album in early 1969, Santana swapped Livingston and Malone for Michael Shrieve and Mike Carabello, adding percussionist Jose Chepito Areas as well. The band soon landed a deal with Columbia Records, which enlisted producer David Rubinson to capture the band playing the Fillmore West in December these tapes were shelved until Columbia/Legacy issued them in 1997 as Live at the Fillmore 1968. ![]() Promoter Bill Graham discovered the band and booked Santana to play his Fillmore West on June 16, 1968. During the groups early days, the lineup was volatile, with the membership settling down to Carlos, Rolie, bassist David Brown, drummer Bob "Doc" Livingston, and percussionist Marcus Malone in 1967, around which time the group lost the "Blues Band" from their name. Through it all, Santana maintained a loyal classic rock following but their popularity exploded in 1999 thanks to Supernatural, a splashy comeback masterminded by Clive Davis and featuring the Rob Thomas duet "Smooth." Like "Black Magic Woman," "Evil Ways," and "Oye Coma Va," before it "Smooth" became a pop hit - it reached number one, their first ever - and became an enduring classic, allowing Santana to flourish into the 21st century.Ĭarlos Santana formed the Santana Blues Band with guitarist keyboardist/singer Gregg Rolie in 1966. Carlos may have wandered away from the band who shared his name, but he always returned to the group, sustaining them through years both productive and fallow. Thanks to their appearance at Woodstock, their eponymous album was a smash hit right out of the gate, with its single "Evil Ways" making it into the Billboard Top Ten in 1969 - they remained at the top of the charts until 1973, when leader and namesake guitarist Carlos Santana began exploring esoteric, spiritual, jazz fusion on his own. Allmusic Biography : Arriving at the twilight of the 1960s, Santana were psychedelic pioneers who ushered Latin rock into the mainstream with their first three albums: Santana, Abraxas, and Santana III. ![]()
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