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Carlos Santana during a concert in 2005
Background information
Also known as	Santana Blues Band
Origin	Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico; San Francisco, California, United States
Genre(s)	Jazz fusion, latin rock
Years active	1970–present

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The band was formed in 1970 in San Francisco. The first members were Tom Frazier (guitar), Mike Carabello (percussion), Rod Harper (drums), Gus Rodriguez (bass) and Gregg Rolie (keyboard, vocal). In the following years (and decades) the members of the group changed frequently for a number of reasons, and from 1971 to 1972 there was a brief separation between the group and Santana. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Gregg Rolie (born June 17, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, Journey, The Storm, and Abraxas Pool, as well as his current Gregg Rolie Band. ...

In 1998, the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Carlos Santana, Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Mike Carrabello, Gregg Rolie and Michael Shrieve being honored. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential rock and... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... David Brown played with Carlos Santana at Woodstock in 1969. ... Gregg Rolie (born June 17, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, Journey, The Storm, and Abraxas Pool, as well as his current Gregg Rolie Band. ... Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949, in San Francisco) is a U.S. drummer, percussionist, and later an electronic music composer. ...

Current lineup

• Carlos Santana - guitar, vocals
• Chester Thompson - keyboards
• Benny Rietveld - bass guitar
• Dennis Chambers - drums
• Andy Vargas - vocals
• Tony Lindsay - vocals
• Karl Perazzo - timbales, percussion
• Raul Rekow - congas, percussion
• Bill Ortiz - trumpet
• Jeff Cressman - trombone
• Tommy Anthony - guitar, vocals

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Previous band members

Vocals

Gregg Rolie (born June 17, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, Journey, The Storm, and Abraxas Pool, as well as his current Gregg Rolie Band. ... Amos Leon Thomas Jr (born 1937, died May 8, 1999) was an American avant garde jazz vocalist from East St. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An Oregon-based blues, R&B, and classic soul musician. ...

Keyboards

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Guitars

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Bass

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Drums

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Percussion

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Other instruments

Discography

Albums

• Santana (1969)
• Abraxas (1970)
• Santana III (1971)
• Caravanserai (1972)
• Welcome (1973)
• Borboletta (1974)
• Greatest Hits (1974)
• Lotus (1975)
• Festival (1976)
• Amigos (1976)
• Moonflower (1977)
• Inner Secrets (1978)
• Marathon (1979)
• Zebop! (1981)
• Shangó (1982)
• Beyond Appearances (1985)
• Freedom (1987)
• Blues for Salvador (1987)
• Spirits Dancing in the Flesh (1990)
• Milagro (1992)
• Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993)
• Santana Brothers (1994)
• Supernatural (1999)
• Shaman (2002)
• All That I Am (2005)
• Ultimate Santana (2007)
• The Very Best of Santana (live in 1968) (2007)

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EPs

• Live (1972)
• Love Devotion Surrender (1973)

External links

• Official website
• Santana at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame website
• JamBase Interview : Spirit Talk with Carlos Santana