And another wrinkle: Although it's not billed as such, there are signs that the album was recorded live, with a few overdubs added in post — which he's done before, on albums like Rust Never Sleeps and Earth. Not only does the tracklist hew closely to the setlists from his West Co...
Carlos Santana Carlos Santana was born in Autlan de Navarro, Mexico in 1947, though he grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, a city close to the U.S. border. When he was 13, he moved with his family to San Francisco, where he graduated from high school in 1965. That same year, he became a...
Santana Carlos Santanamight have seemed like a man out of time in the ‘80s, but his relentless creativity kept him continuously engaged. He made solo albums throughout the decade, as well as band releases with his namesake group. The ‘90s brought a new wave of popularity as Santana releas...
John Lee Hooker, another very famous bluesman says in a song he did with Carlos Santana, “the blues is a healer”. The blues are partly about suffering and partly about hope. The blues express a belief that one day things will not be like what they are today. This becomes much more ...