He persuaded me to join up with two brothers who both played acoustic guitars, go out on the street, and make some money. As the original drummer for Santana, Michael - at age nineteen - was the youngest performer at Woodstock. () I started hanging around with him more and more. () We got together a few times to jam, and they were freaking out because I knew all these songs and I could play chords and a lot of lead. Rod Harper, the drummer in Santanas first lineup? (left to right) Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez, Carlos Santana, Danny Haro, Michael Carabello, The Mocker Manor Blues Band. The answer came to him at a percussion jam near San Franciscos Ocean Beach. He played on their next album called Supernatural. (p102). Quote from Richard Bean (Private Facebook Chat with Santanamigos Feb 20, 2012): The members of that band were local musicians who were not that dedicated and thats why it broke up. Tommie Bradford, Jr. is replaced by Billy Johnson. (left to right) Armando Peraza (perc/vo), James "Mingo" Lewis (perc), Santana #12. Marcus later arrest for manslaughter would open the door for Michaels return, but he felt insecure and nervous trying to find a way to compensate for Marcus crowd-pleasing flair. Salvador Santana joins the band. he said his mother put it on him because he had a cold. Its like one of those ancestral trees youd find folded up in a family Bible: It lists the 16 lineups of Santana between 1966 and 1984, and it attempts to trace the whereabouts of every wayward musician whos ever slapped a conga or stroked a bass in Carlos Santanas eternal samba-soul caravan. Michael Carabello is replaced by Marcus Malone. David Margen is replaced by Keith Jones. Fifty cents a song. () We were good, and it was a good experience---my first band. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): We went in and started rehearsing some new tunes, but nothing was coming together at first. (p60-61). He was replaced by returning original bassist David Brown. (p272-273), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Chepito recovered from his aneurysm, and he and Coke Escovedo joined us after we got back from Africa. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Dennis is maybe the best power-groove drummer on the planet right now---such a serious pocket. We had our little gigs, playing parties and dances. January 11, 2011: Reserve/Future. the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. The band was going through the East Coast and was at the Felt Forum in New York. Username. You know, somebody always comes along and wants to play your drum. So this guy comes up and asks me if his friend could play and I said Sure, and this guy sits down and plays some shit I had never heard. (p105-107), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): I learned many things during my year in Tijuana---songs, solos, chord changes. He was really good---self-taught, a self-made showman. () Within months I could tell I was getting better, and I started to get confidence. . (p148). In the late 1990s, Blackman recorded her first album with a group of musicians and named it Telepathy to reflect their closeness. I truly believe that were going to be visited in prime time by a landing from the so-called invisible people, Santana says. Jose Pepe Jimenez is replaced by Cindy Blackman-Santana. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. This was when we decided to let Doc Livingston go---he kind of fired himself, really. Stan and Ron listened to me talk. When they picked him up (in Steve's '61 beige Chevrolet Impala) Carlos had tomatoe sause spread on his chest and when they asked him why? () Very seldom will people leave because thet want to. () I wasnt thinking of disengaging Michael Shireve from the band when he got sick, but that was what happened. We asked Michael to join the band almost immediately, and he said yes. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Rodney is one of those musicians who is the whole package: hes smart and can listen and react, and he has the right combination of chops and musicality. (left to right ) Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Walfredo De Los Reyes (ds), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo), Benny Rietveld (b) (seated), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo). print PDF. () Soon he had me playing with his band on some shows. Vanished. David Margen, bassist in Santana No. His first name is "Rod" and his last name is "Harper". Michael Carabello is taken out of the band, and Carlos Santana returns to the band for the rest of the tour. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Two months into that first school year in the United States, I really got into it with my mom. David Sancious joins the band. () I really liked Pharoah Sanderss album Karma, on which the song The Creator Has A Master Plan was sung by Leon Thomas, who sometimes liked to yodel. Started all 11 Michael Shrieve: Original Santana drummer. () We had gone from rooting each other to tolerating each other to being two bands in one, in conflict musically and philosophically. One of Michaels contributions was his insistence that Santana record Tito Puentes song Oye Como Va, which became one of their biggest hits. The drummer always is the dumb guy-that's why he gets strangled. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Sometime in September, before another tour across the country, I opened my mouth, and there was an argument, and by the end of it I said, Im not going unless we get rid of Stan Marcum and Carabello, because theyre suppling the band with the heavy stuff and we sound like shit. Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) not pictured. Gus and his family moved to the United States venturing on new hopes and dreams when he was 10. (p383), (left to right) Ray Etzler (Santana Management), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), ? So, after that first rehearsal together, they knew immediately that Carlos was the perfect fit for them. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): We did Amigos, and a year later Gaylord Birch left and we got Graham Lear on drums---another Ndugu recommendation. (p129-130), Carlos Santana (g), Sergio Gus Rodriguez (b), Danny Haro (ds), Michael Carabello (perc). We were a leaderless band. () I felt like that the whole experience had given me power and brought me to my purpose in life. Raul Rekow is not present for the end of the 2013 "Sentient" European Tour (last show played on July 19, 2013). follow Drummerszone. Walfredo De Los Reyes is replaced by Gaylord Birch. () David Brown was basically a silky person to be around. Drummers went in and out for a while. Carlos Santana (1st from right), El Convoy Club. The story behind Shrieve joining the band is very interesting. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. She spent three semesters at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and also studied with legendary teacher Alan Dawson. Santana on vuonna 1966 perustettu yhdysvaltalainen rock-yhtye, joka on saanut nimens meksikolaissyntyisest laulaja-kitarististaan Carlos Santanasta. Join Login. Comme le mme Santana, le groupe est connu pour avoir contribu faire le genre rock latin. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Dennis Chambers (ds), Paoli Mejias Ramos (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), David K. Mathews (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo), Andy Vargas (vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g). He spent two more years touring around the world with Santana to promote the album, winning nine Grammys for his contribution to it.There is no doubt that Rodney was an integral part of Santana, a band that achieved worldwide fame and notoriety under his tenure. () That lineup was the closest I think Santana ever came to being a jazz band. Santana Blues Band became our name for the next year and a half. As Michael describes it, One Sunday I was out at Playland at the Beach, on Great Highway, playing congas with two other guys. () I gave it a try and wanted it to work. He was a street musician with a lot of energy. We can tell that. (p283), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Tom Rutley (b), Michael Shrieve (ds), Michael Carabello (perc), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), Coke Escovedo (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Neal Schon (g), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Not long after that it was clear to everyone that David was not doing well---his heroin use was showing, and his playing and the music were starting to suffer. In 2015 Steve have converted the tape to digital file and send a copy to Carlos as a gift. . Instagram. (left to right) Andy Vargas (vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) (seated), Tony Lindsay (vo), Tracy Chapman (seated), Benny Rietveld (b), Billy Johnson (ds), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Sidemen (not pictured): Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp). Rodney Holmes is replaced by Billy Johnson. I have a great fondness for Michael Shrieve because when I was growing up in Redwood City, California, he was a legendary local success story (he went to the same middle school I did, John F. Kennedy Junior High), having played brilliantly at Woodstock at the age of 20. A trombone player, Jeff Cresman, and a trumpet player, William Ortiz, join the band as sidemen. () Anyway, we had to drop Carabello for a while. But look at where my reality is taking me!, In the comeback of the year, a supreme axman harnessed the Supernatural to revive his blistering brand of samba soul. (left to right ) Neal Schon (g), Michael Shrieve (ds), David Brown (b), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), Michael Carabello (perc). My intention was to spread a spiritual virus., A chat with Santana leads naturally into this sort of otherworldly realm. () I think we did two gigs together, but it didnt feel anything like the gigs I was used to playing on Avenida Revolucion. It was called Grant & Green because thats where it was. Well drop everything for you, but you got to drop them. () I knew they were right, but Danny and Gus were my oldest friends in San Francisco. He played for 11 years with Santana, from 2002 to 2013. Great memories of playing the Fillmore, Avalon and Matrix, etc. Carlos Santana has always been known for blending disparate musical influences into a harmonious whole: rock, blues, Latin, jazz, etc. () We kept playing into the night. PeopleFinders is the best people search for finding people and public records. Well, we jammed. Carlos Santanas unnamed band teams up with a female singer. Edmundson Pavilion, University Of Washington, Seattle, WA, Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin Band. He is best known for his work with the rock band Winger and with the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs. Neal Schon (g) not pictured, "Santana IV" Reunion Band. He also did studio session-work for Japanese singer / guitarist Shigeru Suzuki's album "Bandwagon". Im not sure why we had to, but Carabello could be such a goofball sometimes, showing up late or not at all. Goteborg, Sweden Nov 10, 1978, Santana #30. this can result in this site earning a commission. So I put down the bass, left Javier, and went back to El Convoy. Dennis was also known for playing with George Duke, John Scofield, John McLaughlin, Brecker Brothers, Parliament/Funkadelic, Niacin, Mike Stern, and many more. Supernatural ascended to the top spot on the Billboard album chart, generating a No. A second vocalist joins the band, Ray Greene. (p296), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): I am Santana---if Im not in the band and it has the name Santana, then its a Santana tribute. () I met Joyce Dunn at a jam in late 64---she was a singer singer, with a real blues energy to her voice. Tony Lindsay is replaced by Alex Ligertwood. A flashy conga showman named Marcus Malone was brought in to replace Michael and continued with the band even after Carlos recovery. Quote from ? Carlos Santana is asked by his guru Sri Chinmoy to form a group that would play short sets of his songs. Theyre weekend musicians; youre not. But you have to really dive into it, because it can be very, very deep. Carlos Santanas unnamed band becomes one of the best in the Mission District. () We had to think fast---Carabello had stopped playing with the band, but he was still hanging out with us. So one night in New York City we decided to put it out into the world, and we asked if there was a conga player in the audience. Jose Pepe Jimenez (ds) Unknown Date, Santana #70. Named in tribute to Shorters 1969 solo album Super Nova, the band only played one show at Jazz At The Bowl. Born in Ohio and raised in Connecticut, Cindy began her musical career as a New York street performer. Carlos Santana recently surprised the audience at a Rod Stewart concert in Las Vegas, when he came onstage to play the slow-burning blues song "I'd Rather Go Blind," which Stewart had recorded.