Santana

Founded: 1966

Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA

Website Link(s): Santana.com

Label(s)

 * Columbia

Genre(s)

 * Latin Rock
 * Rock
 * Psychedelic
 * Blues Rock
 * Jazz Rock
 * Fusion
 * Hard Rock
 * Classic Rock
 * Pop Rock
 * Pop
 * World Music
 * Brass Rock

RIYL

 * Carlos Santana
 * John McLaughlin
 * Jimi Hendrix
 * Alice Coltrane

Band Members

 * Carlos Santana
 * Francisco Aguabella
 * Tommy Anthony
 * Jose "Chepito" Areas
 * Joel Badie
 * Richard Baker
 * Gaylord Birch
 * Tommy Bradford
 * Jules Broussard
 * David Brown
 * Mike Carabello
 * Dennis Chambers
 * Leon "Ngudu" Chancler
 * Oran Coltrane
 * Vorriece Cooper
 * Tom Coster
 * Jeff Cressman
 * Sterling Crew
 * Myron Dove
 * Coke Escovedo
 * Pete Escovedo
 * Ton Frazier
 * Rod Harper
 * Horacio "El Negro" Hernández
 * Rodney Holmes
 * Alphonso Johnson
 * Billy Johnson
 * Keith Jones
 * Richard Kermode
 * James Mingo Lewis
 * Graham Lear
 * Alex Ligertwood
 * Tony Lindsay
 * Bob "Doc" Livingston
 * Marcus Malone
 * David Margen
 * Buddy Miles
 * Byron Miller
 * Bill Ortiz
 * Victor Pantoja
 * Alan Pasqua
 * Leon Patillo
 * Armando Peraza
 * Karl Perazzo
 * Luther Rabb
 * Douglas Rauch
 * Raul Rekow
 * Rico Reyes
 * Walfredo Reyes
 * Chris Rhyne
 * Benny Rietveld
 * Gus Rodrigues
 * Gregg Rolie
 * Tom Rutley
 * Curtis Salgado
 * David Sancious
 * Jorge Santana
 * Neal Schon
 * Michael Shrieve
 * Wayne Shorter
 * Chester C. Thompson
 * Chester D. Thompson
 * Russell Tubbs
 * Andy Vargas
 * Orestes Vilato
 * Greg Walker
 * Ricky Wellman

Includes Members of

 * Carlos Santana
 * Journey
 * Abraxas Pool

Band Biography
Santana (originally the Santana Blues Band) is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. Just like Santana himself, the band is known as the one which made Latin rock famous in the rest of the world.

The band was formed in 1966 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.

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.

=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)
 * Samba Pa Ti (1988)
 * Viva Santana! (1988)
 * Persuasion (1989)
 * Latin Tropical (1990)
 * Spirits Dancing In The Flesh (1990)
 * The Big Jams (1991)
 * Milagro (1992)
 * Sacred Fire: Live In South America (1993)
 * Santana Brothers (1994)
 * Santana Live At The Fillmore (1997)
 * Best Instrumentals (1998)
 * Supernatural (1999)
 * Shaman (2002)
 * All That I Am (2005)
 * Ultimate Santana (2007)
 * The Very Best Of Santana (Live In 1968) (2007)

Singles

 * Jingo (1969)
 * Soul Sacrifice (1970)
 * Evil Ways (1970)
 * Black Magic Woman (1970)
 * Oye Como Va (1971)
 * Everybody's Everything (1971)
 * No One To Depend On (1972)
 * Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) (1973)
 * When I Look Into Your Eyes (1973)
 * Europa (1976)
 * Let It Shine (1976)
 * Revelations (1977)
 * Let The Children Play (1977)
 * She's Not There (1977)
 * Black Magic Woman (Live) (1978)
 * Moonflower (1978)
 * I'll Be Waiting (Live) (1978)
 * Well All Right (1978)
 * Stormy (1979)
 * One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) (1979)
 * You Know That I Love You (1979)
 * I Love You Much Too Much (1981)
 * Winning (1981)
 * The Sensitive Kind (1981)
 * Hold On (1982)
 * Nowhere To Run (1982)
 * Havana Moon (1983)
 * How Long (1985)
 * Say It Again (1985)
 * Veracruz (1987)
 * Gypsy Woman (1990)
 * Smooth (Feat. Rob Thomas) (1999)
 * Corazón Espinado (Feat. Maná) (2000)
 * Put Your Lights On (Feat. Everlast) (2000)
 * Maria Maria (Feat. The Product G & B) (2000)
 * The Game Of Love (Feat. Michelle Branch) (2002)
 * Why Don't You & I (Feat. Alex Band) (2003)
 * Just Feel Better (Feat. Steven Tyler) (2005)

Compilations

 * Woodstock (1970)
 * A Columbia Musical Treasury - 20 Monster Hits (1972)
 * Living In The Present Future (2000)
 * Sweet R&B (2002)

Soundtracks

 * Zodiac:Soundtrack (2007)