100 greatest guitarists of all time, Carlos Santana
When we think of all the great players over time, many names come to mind – Carlos Santana is one of them. In August 2003, Santana was named fifteenth on the "list of the magazine" Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. "And with good reason. This guitarist born in Mexico, the U.S. has toured and recorded successfully since the late 60's. In the 90's it was rediscovered by a new generation with his album Supernatural, which involved well-known artists as Rob Thomas and Eric Clapton.
Carlos Santana has its roots in Mexico he grew up. He spent a lot of time around the music as his father was a mariachi violinist. Santa took the violin at five years, but switched to the eight to the guitar. Later, when the family moved to Tijuana, began playing in clubs and bars. Of the 60, the family moved to San Francisco and continued Santana. In 1966, Santana created the Santana Blues Band. Despite the name, the group was at first a collective, but was forced to name a nominal leader due to a provision of musicians union. The name was shortened time Santana and the band debuted at the Fillmore West theater in San Francisco on June 16, 1968. Soon after, Santana recorded Super Session album that had been presented with Mike Bloomfield and Steve Stills. The result was The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, which marked the debut of Santana recording.
Santana's career just evolved from there. He toured the U.S. before the album's release, including an appearance notably in the celebrated Woodstock festival in August 1969, which was filmed and recorded. Santana was released the same month, and became a massive hit, as did its follow-up Abraxas (1970) and Santana III (1971). After completing recording and touring activities in connection with Santana III, Santana's original band broke up.
Carlos kept the rights to name the group Santana, who was himself and a constantly changing collection of hired musicians. His first recording after the disintegration of the original group was a live show performed in Hawaii with singer and drummer Buddy Miles. The album reached the Top Ten and eventually went platinum. After the release of the Santana band album Caravanserai (1972), Carlos formed a duo with John McLaughlin, the guitarist for the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The two shared a spiritual leader in guru Sri Chinmoy, who gave Charles the Devadip name, meaning "the eye, the lamp and the light of God." Carlos Santana Devadip and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin album delivers devotion love duet was released in June 1973. It reached the Top 20 and was finally gold. After releasing another band project Santana, Welcome, Carlos next teamed up with another religious disciple, Turiya Alice Coltrane, widow of John Coltrane, a third duo album. Their collaboration, Illuminations, was released in September 1974, spent two months in the charts, peaking in the bottom quarter of the top 100.
During the 1970's Carlos Santana released a series of gold or platinum albums: Borboletta (1974), Friends (1975), Festival (1976), Moonflower (1977), and the inside secrets (1978). In February 1979, finally released his first real solo album, the half-life, half-study Unit / Silver Dreams – Golden Reality, actually credited to Devadip.
During the 80's, the songs have more time on the radio began making appearances include "Winning" in 1981 and "Hold On "(a remake of the song by Canadian artist Ian Thomas) in 1982 reached the top twenty. Santana again paid tribute to their ancient roots of rock by the soundtrack to La Bamba, which is based on the tragically short life of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens and starring Lou Diamond Philips.
Carlos spent almost five years away from recording, not returning until June 1999 when he published Supernatural on Arista Records. Santana's album featured many tracks co-written by guest artists such as Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Eric Clapton, Lauryn Hill, among others. Rhythm number one singles "Smooth" and "Maria Maria" the album became the biggest hit of Santana's career, selling over ten million copies. Santana also won eight Grammys.
In 2002, Santana released Shaman, revisiting the Supernatural format of guest artists such as POD and Seal. Although the album was not the success its predecessor had been, which produced two radio-friendly hits. "The Game of Love" with Michelle Branch, reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent many weeks in the table top Adult Contemporary chart.
Other albums followed, including the possibilities and all that I am. In 2008, Santana began working with his longtime friend, Marcelo Vieira, the acoustic sounds of his solo album Marcelo Vieira, who is scheduled to be released later this year. Has Songs like "Flavia" and "Across the Grave", the later with great melodic riffs of Santana.
Besides his reputation as music, Santana also oversees several business ventures, including the Milagro Foundation, which has donated nearly $ 3 million to help disadvantaged young people, their line women's shoes, Carlos by Carlos Santana, who has amassed $ 100 million in sales, its signature brand of sparkling wine, and their role in Mary Mary, a chain high-end Mexican cantinas, and his upcoming documentary called Architects of a new dawn, calling for global change through the power of positive thinking.
What will the 100 greatest guitarists next? One can only imagine.
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