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Carlos Santana
By Tito Chantz
Baby CarlosCarlos was born into a family with a long history involving music.
Birth
• Carlos Augusto Alves Santana was born on July 20th, 1947.
• His birthplace is Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico.
• His father is José Santana and his mother is Deborah Santana. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana
Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico
Early Years
• At age 8 Carlos Santana began to play the guitar.
• He graduated from Mission High in 1965.• In 1966 Carlos formed the Santana Blues Band
with David Brown and Gregg Rolie. There band soon became known as Santana.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana
1969
• In 1969 the band played in Woodstock.• Their performance led to a recording contract
with Columbia Records.• Santana was signed by CBS Records they went
into studio to record there first album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana
1970
• Santana’s first album named “Santana” was a huge hit and reached #4 on the U.S. album charts.
• Their second album in 1970 , “Abraxas” reached#1 on the charts.Abraxas sold over 40 million copies.
Woodstock 1969
1972
• In January 1972 Santana played in Hawaii’s Diamond Head Crater which was recorded as a live album.
• The album was erratic and uneven.• It managed to still achieve gold record status. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana
Diamond Head Crater
1973
• Carlos Santana obtained legal rights to the band’s name.
• Santana recorded “Welcome” which further reflected Santana's interests in jazz fusion.
• Carlos Santana had a spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy who accepted them as disciples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana
Carlos Santana
1980’s
• Carlos Santana and his band continued to tour and record both solo and with his band.
• They released popular albums such as Amigos and Zebop.
• In 1987 Carlos Santana won his first Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance.
http://www.biography.com/articles/Carlos-Santana-9542276
Grammy Award
1982
• Carlos Santana ended his association with Sri Chimnoy.
• He also played again at Woodstock in 1994.• Carlos, his brother, and his nephew created an
album that was nominated for a Best Rock Instrumental Grammy.
http://www.biography.com/articles/Carlos-Santana-9542276?part=1
1999 and Beyond
• Carlos Santana released Supernatural with Rob Thomas, Eric Clapton and Lauryn Hill.
• Supernatural won 9 Grammy Awards.• In recent years Carlos Santana opened chain of
upscale Mexican restaurants called Maria Maria. chain of upscale Mexican restaurants called "Maria Maria
http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Santana_Carlos.html
The End