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Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana. 1947-present. Carlos Santana himself. Early Life. He was born on July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was a mariachi violinist. His father taught him to play the violin at age five years old. http://www.nndb.com/people/555/000022489/.

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Carlos Santana

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  1. Carlos Santana 1947-present

  2. Carlos Santana himself.

  3. Early Life He was born on July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was a mariachi violinist. His father taught him to play the violin at age five years old. http://www.nndb.com/people/555/000022489/

  4. Early Musical Background He learned to play the guitar at age eight. He was always an excelled player. He gave up the violin for the love of guitar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

  5. Where He Played His family moved to Tijuana in 1955. He started to play in nightclubs and bars. He fully developed his reputation as a guitarist when he moved to San Francisco, California in 1961. http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo2/santana.htm

  6. First Band In 1966, he formed The Santana Blues Band. The band had two other members, David Brown (bassist) and Gregg Rolie (keyboardist). They met in a local jam session. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

  7. Woodstock In 1969 he was invited to play in the first annual Woodstock music festival. He played four songs total in his set. This led to him signing a recording contract with Columbia Records. http://www.discoverynet.com/~barnes/Woodstock_songs.htm

  8. Carlos during Woodstock ’69, having a good time.

  9. Released “Santana” In 1969, he and his band released their first album titled “Santana”. The album reached #4 on the U.S. Album Charts. This album was awarded Multi-Platinum twice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

  10. Santana’s first album fittingly titled “Santana”.

  11. No Lack of Popularity Carlos Santana’s sales and popularity continued. He continued to release albums with huge success until the mid 80’s. In 1999 he released Supernatural which went for 15 Multi-Platinum awards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

  12. Continued Success Carlos Santana is the only musician to reach the top ten on Billboard 200 for four consecutive decades with non-compilation albums. Rolling Stone also named Santana number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

  13. Carlos Santana as he looks now around 65.

  14. One of Carlos Santana’s own guitars produced by PRS.

  15. Carlos Santana’s album titled “Supernatural” released in 1999. If you look at the picture you’ll see a classical acoustic guitar, which as we have talked about in class, is custom to Spanish cultures.

  16. Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton jamming together in a cut-scene from the DVD Crossroads, which by the way is a very good concert.

  17. A shoe from Carlos Santana’s shoe line.

  18. Carlos Santana in 1969 at Altamont Speedway in a concert.

  19. By Will SwainPeriod 4 Thanks for watching.

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