Carlos Santana talks about making his way across the country to play festivals, culminating with his performance at Woodstock. Part of the EMP|SFM oral history program. www.empsfm.org/...
wavygr This American over 50 thinks Santana is the best musician ever to walk this Earth. He can play with anyone and fit right in... check out his performance with Faith Hill of all people. He didn't step on her once... just amazing!
@@OMGWUNSIU This other American over 50 loves Carlos... a friend in grade school brought Barboletta to school and that was it, I heard the music and I was hooked.
I was at Woodstock '69. Saturday, after being sick of being way the in back. Worked my way from the right fkank edge to the very front and said excuse me about 500 times, and just as I got situated Santana was intraduced. Diretcly in front of me was the player in the red shirt playing percussion. It was loud but very clear, and they played their asses off. It was so good the hair on the back of neck stood up. One of the besy days of my life!
I am only 21, however I would give everything in my bbank account to travel back in time to see Santana, my girl Janis, and my bois CCR. Every-time the camera shifts to an audience member at the festival, you can tell they are actively listening to the music and soaking up the vibes. I LOVE hippie women lol!
In the summer of '69, in Central Park, (NYC), high on LSD (purple haze), just hanging around Bethesda fountain, and seeing everything around in shades of many colors, and all things changing into shapes I had not seen before.!. The experience brought on was fantastically weird and pleasant... But my most cherished memories were of smoking pot while listening to Santana in my apartment, and being with my beautiful Eileen.!.. Wow.!... Those were the days.!!
mrhyde2484 I think it sold a dream to latinos everywhere that it was ok to do drugs because at one point latinos or native never used chemicals to get high !
1 good thing LSD does for a performance, it brings all the bandmates onto the same level and mindset. Especially when the whole band drops at the same time, the bandmates move through the stages of the high together and on the same frequency, the band all peaks at the same time. No matter whats going on outside of the percormance happy, sad anger..its squashes all that and levels everybody out. You can imagine what this does for a performance.
Look at this man and what he added to this country. His blend of were he came from and were he arrived at, This is America, Immigrants are what America is, it is what makes us great, Love it or leave it, Steve, Little Rive CA
D Tom And illegals too are very welcome by your wage paying employers. It's like fucking a prostitute and then blaming it on her for being available to take your money. It is you paying the money. Make it a criminal offense to hire illegals and you wouldn't need any walls. But your economy would collapse......
Carlos, you did just fine, despite the acid. You and the band's performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock is one of the great live recordings of all time. The energy there is incredible. For you musicians- LSD is probably good for composing, but not for performing.
This is the song/video we should have sent on Mariner, or Voyager, or whatever space probe had that plaque on it showing where the spacecraft came from. How would the alien(s) who found it, and decoded it, react? Mind blowing on any planet!
Santana and his dudes were high on LSD because they though they were going to play 12 hours later, as scheduled. Can you imagine the look on their faces, LSD or not, when they were told they were going on stage now! Good thing Santana's prayers were answered.
Bill Graham was key, and Carlos to his credit has always acknowledged it. A lot of fans conveniently overlook that fact. I just watched the Woodstock movie again (PBS TV), and as far as the band’s performance of “Soul Sacrifice,” there’s no way to underestimate the playing of Michael Shrieve. Carlos was fantastic, but Shrieve held it all together and pushed everyone to their full potential. His solo qualifies as the most technically professional piece of playing in the whole damn festival. And I think he was 19 at the time.
Thanks Carlos - you definitely kicked off that festival into high gear. Please headline the 50th Woodstock reunion to complete the perfect circle of that cosmic trip we took off on with you. ♥️
It's funny how people focus on the way he talks like fuck you guys that's not what matters i didnt even take notice to the slurs until I read the petty ass comments
Senor Carlos Santana might be criticized for his actions of the past. What no other people have a past? It is what he is able to accomplish and has accomplished in this day and age that shows he has been able to articulate his words quite accurately now as far as I am concerned. It takes a musician to understand a musician. That would be me, but I LOVE CARLOS SANTANA. He has his causes that he gives back to the community in many areas of need. He remembers where he came from, yet he gives to others with a heart of love. He is now one of the most well-renowned accomplished musicians of his (this) time. Love the song "Smooth" that he does (the extended version of course!). Vaya con dios a las familia de Santana. InCristo, Renee :)
The Sound of San Francisco came to upstate New York and the rest is history.............!!! Santana showed the world another form of music.. Taking LSD only added to the performance..!! Thank you Carlos..!!
He is a Guitar God even playing an electric snake neck Gibson SG. That Soul Sacrifice is an amazing soundscape- Headphone it or plug the computer into the stereo- Unbelievable!!! There is an Unedited HD version uploaded from Woodstock 69 now!!!!
haha he said discomboobalated. what an awesome guy. i never would have pegged him as being so soft spoken. guess he just lets the guitar speak for him!
Carlos my brother I love you at the foot of the Cross and your music sends me to Heaven every time I see you live or listen to Moon Flower!!! In His Name!!!!! Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They tried, it failed miserably. Woodstock was a freak occurrence where "everything came together", right time, right place in the right space of history.
In his book he says it was mescaline. Either way, it was given to him by Jerry Garcia and he took it because he thought they would be going on stage several hours later than they actually did. side note, I have taken both myself and understand that they are pretty similar in effect.
I saw Carlos in some Interview years ago on a TV Program saying he dropped "Mescaline" right before going on at Woodstock. I distinctly remember this because I loved the way he pronounced it.
When Carlos makes that face, you can tell something was going on. I can't believe he was able to keep it together. I do wonder if he had taken peyote. It would have changed history. Acid was so intense back then. I know I would not have made it thru. It is just how it was back then. If you needed drugs, it was there. If you needed food, it was there. If you needed to crash, it was there. Only thing not there was a view of the future. Broken down hippies. Sad story. Damn ,the drugs were good then
Bill graham loved carlos. I saw an interview with graham decades ago, he said "put a hundred guitarists in front of me and i'll pick out santana every time". I agree, santana has an unmistakable sound on guitar.
@methanandamide like u said "he was able to play despite the acid" Santana is a truely remarkable musician & hes my idol also...being on LSD had nothing to do with how he performed..i have never done LSD in my life & i dont need to in order to feel the music in a physical form, how you feel the music on depends on who you are as a person not what substance you let control you..its called a natural high & i can get it w/o any "help"..music is the most powerful drug u can ever have in ur system
danggg....I hate when the guitar neck turns into a snake.......ever try and hold a real snake tight? It breaks your hold with each contraction of it muscles...he MUST have been trippin. Anytime you say..."Plz God....if you get me thru this...I'll never do it again"......your in some serious shyte....LoL...that explains the faces he made......Soul Sacrafice......you talk about energy expended..........:o).....SQ1
i love all the guitarists and drummers from woodstock any one who can be half baked and play infront of wat 500,000 people....i would shit my self these guys are the best i went to see santana about a year ago and it sparked my intrest in his genres.....RIP mitch michael jimi hendrix you will allways pwn!!
He's Mexican, alright. But his music is a fusion of blues/rock with Afro-Cuban & Puerto Rican inspired Latin jazz. There is no Mariachi or Tejano influence in Santana, whatsoever. His style is the least Mexican of Mexican musicians.
I saw Santana in San Diego before Woodstock and before the release of the first album. It was an outdoor festival at San Diego State headlined by the Grateful Dead. They were billed and introduced as the Santana Blues Band. Needless to say they stole the show.
Everyone at Woodstock was on LSD. Actually. Jerry Garcia was behind getting Santana at Woodstock He told Bill Graham they wouldn't play unless Carlos got to play.
Carlos---man we all saw it when you came to our Experimental College at San Francisco State in '68 where you gave us all a fucking lesson in music.....i learned brother and so did you....for Bill it was a no-brainer---
I think only Carlos Santana could do so well under the circumstances - he is always In-Tune with his Spirit when he Plays - like No One else. In spite of just peaking on the "Acid", I'd say he did a Knock-Down-Drag-Out Superb Job of it - both In-Tune & In-Time. Way To Go Carlos ! Eternal Thanks.
@mestizo2009 Dude all u need to do is look it up and u can clearly see that he's born in Mexico. Dont talk shit when ur wrong, its not a good look. Birth name Carlos Augusto Alves Santana Born July 20, 1947 (1947-07-20) (age 62) Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico Born in mexico, EVERYONE KNOWS IT. He moved to San Fran when he was a kid.
I saw this yesterday I was a apolled at what he said. Anyway thats what people did at Woodstock . The Drugs finally got to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin later in life. Both of the these people where great to follow in life and also left a mark on history as performers.
SANTANA, YOU know YOU are a great performer YOU play with so much PASSION. My question to YOU is ..... YOU are so CREATIVE and WHAT goes through your MIND when YOU pen down those great lyrics? YOUR CREATIVITY and the thought process that makes your music is amazing to me. I'd give anyt hingto have COFFEE with YOU.
Honestly, Santana Day should be a nationwide holliday, this guy's done so much to help the world, and as part of WoodStock, he's part of American history! He helped shape the people of his time, as well as the musicians around him. What more could we ask for?
@dtigersfan2011, Japanese is a nationality AND a language... In Mexico, they speak Mexican, a conglomerite of Spanish from Spain mixed with some African dialect (from the slave trade), and a good dollop of indiginous native languages. There IS a difference. :)
By the way SANTANA, YOU speak well, you sound HUMBLE, HONEST and I like the way you carry your conversation on this RUclips. I'm proud that you give so much of your time to us fans because your music gives many of us life ..... things happen and no one knows what the next will bring From my heart, THANK YOU for being and playing to my heart. Someday, I hope to meet you.
So many people think he took Mescaline and not LSD, I am curious where this comes from? Is it stated in an autobiography or something? He very clearly states LSD here.
@screenpuller @dtigersfan2011 pretty much every south/central american country speaks some sort of spanish with their own dialects and colloquialisms so fuck it ur both right
You could be lead guitarist and I'll be bass. We could have a power trio like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, ZZ Top or any other good blues rock group from around that time. You'll also have to learn how to sing, though, with me on back up vocals.
woodstock festibal. the festibal of all festibals.
He's Mexican the Mexicans of Mexicans lol love Santana
wavygr This American over 50 thinks Santana is the best musician ever to walk this Earth. He can play with anyone and fit right in... check out his performance with Faith Hill of all people. He didn't step on her once... just amazing!
Danny G cool name
@@OMGWUNSIU This other American over 50 loves Carlos... a friend in grade school brought Barboletta to school and that was it, I heard the music and I was hooked.
innocuous 😂😂😂😂😂
I was at Woodstock '69. Saturday, after being sick of being way the in back. Worked my way from the right fkank edge to the very front and said excuse me about 500 times, and just as I got situated Santana was intraduced. Diretcly in front of me was the player in the red shirt playing percussion. It was loud but very clear, and they played their asses off. It was so good the hair on the back of neck stood up. One of the besy days of my life!
You are a lucky one ❤️
I am only 21, however I would give everything in my bbank account to travel back in time to see Santana, my girl Janis, and my bois CCR. Every-time the camera shifts to an audience member at the festival, you can tell they are actively listening to the music and soaking up the vibes. I LOVE hippie women lol!
@@Skateandskividz86 fr
GOD BLESS thanks to have read your story
I think the acid added to his performance.
mrhyde2484 Totally agree. It wouldnt have been the same without it.
of course! :)
In the summer of '69, in Central Park, (NYC), high on LSD (purple haze), just hanging around Bethesda fountain, and seeing everything around in shades of many colors, and all things changing into shapes I had not seen before.!. The experience brought on was fantastically weird and pleasant...
But my most cherished memories were of smoking pot while listening to Santana in my apartment, and being with my beautiful Eileen.!.. Wow.!... Those were the days.!!
I'm calling BS. Totally edited on the Woodstock album.
mrhyde2484 I think it sold a dream to latinos everywhere that it was ok to do drugs because at one point latinos or native never used chemicals to get high !
"Trying to make the snake stand still" - Ahhh Acid
Santana knocked me out at Woodstock. It was definitely one of the highpoints of the three days of music. The percussion section was just so awesome.
Bob Harris I hope you enjoyed your time there, you are lucky to have been
There has never been anything like it since
YOU WERE THERE? WOW, that's so awesome :), Sandy (Dan Lee's wife)
U are A Lucky One ❤️
like he physically assaulted you? damn, sick
1 good thing LSD does for a performance, it brings all the bandmates onto the same level and mindset. Especially when the whole band drops at the same time, the bandmates move through the stages of the high together and on the same frequency, the band all peaks at the same time. No matter whats going on outside of the percormance happy, sad anger..its squashes all that and levels everybody out. You can imagine what this does for a performance.
Or it could go the other way and someone or everyone freaks out and has a bad trip. Can be a gamble as well.
Such a dope concept to think about
100% agreed
Most comments are related with the way he pronunce words...but we are agree that he speaks very clearly with his guitar.........
People seem to forget Michael Shrieve. He did it for them! With carlos ofcourse, but still
Michael Shrieve was the show for me.
Look at this man and what he added to this country. His blend of were he came from and were he arrived at, This is America, Immigrants are what America is, it is what makes us great, Love it or leave it, Steve, Little Rive CA
Steve Beckley legal immigrants are welcomed with open arms.
Steve Beckley Steve, I would build you a pedestal. You are the future of humanity.
D Tom And illegals too are very welcome by your wage paying employers. It's like fucking a prostitute and then blaming it on her for being available to take your money. It is you paying the money. Make it a criminal offense to hire illegals and you wouldn't need any walls. But your economy would collapse......
Damn skippy
Unless you are Native American, you are an immigrant family here.
Period.
I feel like i was born in the wrong era
You were, I was. It's fine. You found your way here. Welcome to music.
Carlos, you did just fine, despite the acid.
You and the band's performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock is one of the great live recordings of all time. The energy there is incredible.
For you musicians- LSD is probably good for composing, but not for performing.
This is the song/video we should have sent on Mariner, or Voyager, or whatever space probe had that plaque on it showing where the spacecraft came from. How would the alien(s) who found it, and decoded it, react? Mind blowing on any planet!
Santana and his dudes were high on LSD because they though they were going to play 12 hours later, as scheduled. Can you imagine the look on their faces, LSD or not, when they were told they were going on stage now! Good thing Santana's prayers were answered.
Neveer recomend it???that was the best concert everrr
Bill Graham was key, and Carlos to his credit has always acknowledged it.
A lot of fans conveniently overlook that fact.
I just watched the Woodstock movie again (PBS TV), and as far as the band’s performance of “Soul Sacrifice,” there’s no way to underestimate the playing of Michael Shrieve.
Carlos was fantastic, but Shrieve held it all together and pushed everyone to their full potential.
His solo qualifies as the most technically professional piece of playing in the whole damn festival.
And I think he was 19 at the time.
Thanks Carlos - you definitely kicked off that festival into high gear. Please headline the 50th Woodstock reunion to complete the perfect circle of that cosmic trip we took off on with you. ♥️
It's funny how people focus on the way he talks like fuck you guys that's not what matters i didnt even take notice to the slurs until I read the petty ass comments
Senor Carlos Santana might be criticized for his actions of the past. What no other people have a past? It is what he is able to accomplish and has accomplished in this day and age that shows he has been able to articulate his words quite accurately now as far as I am concerned. It takes a musician to understand a musician. That would be me, but I LOVE CARLOS SANTANA. He has his causes that he gives back to the community in many areas of need. He remembers where he came from, yet he gives to others with a heart of love. He is now one of the most well-renowned accomplished musicians of his (this) time. Love the song "Smooth" that he does (the extended version of course!). Vaya con dios a las familia de Santana. InCristo, Renee :)
And the Sweet Lord Heard your Prayer, and you Killed that song, you played Wonderful!
FROM BRASIL I SAY: VIVA MEXICO, VIVA SANTANA !
For no reason, i just thought he was cuban. don't ask me why. i just thought. later i found out he was from mexico. wat a guy.
Santana was the highlight of Woodstock. Absolutely electrifying.
You and your music change my life, I love you.
Wow it must be good memories. You were in one of the best concerts of all time. Wish I was there............
SanNicaragua Wish you were here;)
showed the movie "Woodstock" in 1970 in a cinema in Perth, W.A. what an epiphany, after that Santana never did wrong
Hahaha “I don’t recommend being high on acid before you go play guitar in front of half a million people.” - Carlos Santana
God was he ever "in time & in tune" - amazing musician.
Festiballs... lol.
Viva Santana from Autlan Jalisco, Mexico.
Carlos was born to be the "Lion"...of Jungle fusion......King of the jungle music
Like Tito Puente
~> SOUL SACRIFICE ,,, AWESOME as the example that is SANTANA ~>
Amazing band! Saw them in San Diego in the early seventies. First concert I ever went to.
The Sound of San Francisco came to upstate New York and the rest is history.............!!! Santana showed the world another form of music.. Taking LSD only added to the performance..!! Thank you Carlos..!!
discomboobulated"
He is a Guitar God even playing an electric snake neck Gibson SG. That Soul Sacrifice is an amazing soundscape- Headphone it or plug the computer into the stereo- Unbelievable!!! There is an Unedited HD version uploaded from Woodstock 69 now!!!!
Comboobilated
Lmao
Inspiring man GOD bless him and his family
Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana are two of the last living Blues Greats!
haha he said discomboobalated. what an awesome guy.
i never would have pegged him as being so soft spoken. guess he just lets the guitar speak for him!
"Discomboobilated"
Carlos my brother I love you at the foot of the Cross and your music sends me to Heaven every time I see you live or listen to Moon Flower!!!
In His Name!!!!! Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They tried, it failed miserably.
Woodstock was a freak occurrence where "everything came together", right time, right place in the right space of history.
One of the Best Bands EVER!
festibal.
the festibal of festibals
its just a comment some will find it funny, some wont end of story, no need to be upset.
In his book he says it was mescaline.
Either way, it was given to him by Jerry Garcia and he took it because he thought they would be going on stage several hours later than they actually did.
side note, I have taken both myself and understand that they are pretty similar in effect.
I saw Carlos in some Interview years ago on a TV Program saying he dropped "Mescaline" right before going on at Woodstock. I distinctly remember this because I loved the way he pronounced it.
All true i promise cause i saw it all
i like how he says "festible"
he played like a god that day thou:P
When Carlos makes that face, you can tell something was going on. I can't believe he was able to keep it together. I do wonder if he had taken peyote. It would have changed history. Acid was so intense back then. I know I would not have made it thru. It is just how it was back then. If you needed drugs, it was there. If you needed food, it was there. If you needed to crash, it was there. Only thing not there was a view of the future. Broken down hippies. Sad story. Damn ,the drugs were good then
Coolest dude on earth
Bill graham loved carlos. I saw an interview with graham decades ago, he said "put a hundred guitarists in front of me and i'll pick out santana every time". I agree, santana has an unmistakable sound on guitar.
when Carlos tells a story he has my undivided attention, this man is unique as a legend and icon with his amazing talents..
"There is going to be a festival.... And it's going to be the festival of festivals..."
What a statement to think about.
Never knew Bill Graham was the man..great performance at woodstock..one of the best live performances
"Festibal"
fedesvin He's bilingual. Are you?
No, I'm trilingual. Am I doing it right ?
If you mother language is not english, I think you're doin' well. I'm "tetralingual", btw.
+Luis Pesquera I don't get what you're trying to get at?
Luis Pesquera omg you're so great man
@methanandamide
like u said "he was able to play despite the acid" Santana is a truely remarkable musician & hes my idol also...being on LSD had nothing to do with how he performed..i have never done LSD in my life & i dont need to in order to feel the music in a physical form, how you feel the music on depends on who you are as a person not what substance you let control you..its called a natural high & i can get it w/o any "help"..music is the most powerful drug u can ever have in ur system
danggg....I hate when the guitar neck turns into a snake.......ever try and hold a real snake tight? It breaks your hold with each contraction of it muscles...he MUST have been trippin. Anytime you say..."Plz God....if you get me thru this...I'll never do it again"......your in some serious shyte....LoL...that explains the faces he made......Soul Sacrafice......you talk about energy expended..........:o).....SQ1
the mother of all music festivals
**festibals**
For me, Bill Graham was the architect of Psychedelic, and late 60's band. we all owe him and his crew a lot... fucking a lot.
i love all the guitarists and drummers from woodstock any one who can be half baked and play infront of wat 500,000 people....i would shit my self these guys are the best i went to see santana about a year ago and it sparked my intrest in his genres.....RIP mitch michael jimi hendrix you will allways pwn!!
He's Mexican, alright. But his music is a fusion of blues/rock with Afro-Cuban & Puerto Rican inspired Latin jazz. There is no Mariachi or Tejano influence in Santana, whatsoever. His style is the least Mexican of Mexican musicians.
I saw Santana in San Diego before Woodstock and before the release of the first album. It was an outdoor festival at San Diego State headlined by the Grateful Dead. They were billed and introduced as the Santana Blues Band. Needless to say they stole the show.
makes me proud to be a latino
Everyone at Woodstock was on LSD. Actually. Jerry Garcia was behind getting Santana at Woodstock He told Bill Graham they wouldn't play unless Carlos got to play.
have you ever in your life even tried a psychedelic? do you even know what the psychedelic experience is?
Shingados, yo pense que iva a estar en español >:v
¡¡¡¡¡Me siento tan orgulloso de ser Mexicano cuando pienso de santana o de otros Mexicanos internacionales!!!!!
Well, we have that in common. It was my first LSD trip also.
I believe in the flow he generated, save us again.... Kids are to mad at life, need a break back to....
God blessed you with Bill Graham !! So happy that happened ! What a ride !!
I'm pretty sure he was born in Mexico. Then his family moved to San Francisco when he was a kid.
Date of Birth
20 July 1947, Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico
Birth Name
Carlos Augusto Santana Alves
Carlos---man we all saw it when you came to our Experimental College at San Francisco State in '68 where you gave us all a fucking lesson in music.....i learned brother and so did you....for Bill it was a no-brainer---
Sorry I think it is a good influence in that a man who was so messed up could beat the habit and be where he is today. Just saying.
Regards
I'm white as a sheet Dutch and i can understand ElwoodSurfsNY..
Be proud, do your thing.
@dannel94 al baterista se le nota bastante que no estaba en sus cabales, algo raro había claro, se nota
actually he's from Jalisco then they moved to TJ, then his family immigrated to san fran
WTF he speaks english i always thought he spoke just spanish, el jefe de jefes vive!!!
festibal......festibal
haha, sorry, i love santana but that always makes me chuckle
you are wrong santana is Mexican. the bigest latin influence in Rock music.
LOL the "SNAKE" took it and was high on LSD too :D
The guitar was a electric snake? where can I get some of that shit?
O Cara... "The Guy" !!!
half a million people at least......wow
VC É ETERNO,CARLOS SANTANA.....O CARA!!!!!!
I think only Carlos Santana could do so well under the circumstances - he is always In-Tune with his Spirit when he Plays - like No One else. In spite of just peaking on the "Acid", I'd say he did a Knock-Down-Drag-Out Superb Job of it - both In-Tune & In-Time. Way To Go Carlos ! Eternal Thanks.
Deescommoobulated haha
"Festibal". Lol. Santana is the fucking man, amazing player.
@mestizo2009 Dude all u need to do is look it up and u can clearly see that he's born in Mexico. Dont talk shit when ur wrong, its not a good look.
Birth name Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Born July 20, 1947 (1947-07-20) (age 62)
Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico
Born in mexico, EVERYONE KNOWS IT. He moved to San Fran when he was a kid.
I saw this yesterday I was a apolled at what he said. Anyway thats what people did at Woodstock . The Drugs finally got to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin later in life. Both of the these people where great to follow in life and also left a mark on history as performers.
SANTANA,
YOU know YOU are a great performer
YOU play with so much PASSION.
My question to YOU is ..... YOU are so CREATIVE and WHAT goes through your
MIND when YOU pen down those great lyrics?
YOUR CREATIVITY and the thought process that makes your music is amazing to me.
I'd give anyt hingto have COFFEE with YOU.
My grandma was their band’s therapist. Never met her though, she died while getting plastic surgery
Honestly, Santana Day should be a nationwide holliday, this guy's done so much to help the world, and as part of WoodStock, he's part of American history! He helped shape the people of his time, as well as the musicians around him. What more could we ask for?
que bien que salio de jalisco. caminaria en el dia con su botella de tequila, y por las noches con su bote de vaselina.
@dtigersfan2011, Japanese is a nationality AND a language... In Mexico, they speak Mexican, a conglomerite of Spanish from Spain mixed with some African dialect (from the slave trade), and a good dollop of indiginous native languages. There IS a difference. :)
discombubulated... lol
By the way SANTANA,
YOU speak well, you sound HUMBLE,
HONEST and I like the way you carry
your conversation on this RUclips.
I'm proud that you give so much of your time to us fans because your music
gives many of us life ..... things happen
and no one knows what the next will bring
From my heart, THANK YOU for being and playing to my heart.
Someday, I hope to meet you.
So many people think he took Mescaline and not LSD, I am curious where this comes from? Is it stated in an autobiography or something? He very clearly states LSD here.
¡¡¡¡VIVA MEXICO!!!!!
Everyone adds to the brew.
@screenpuller @dtigersfan2011 pretty much every south/central american country speaks some sort of spanish with their own dialects and colloquialisms so fuck it ur both right
Man, I LOVE Carlos Santana, he's STILL the best guitar player ever and probably a real nice person. Mucho respect 2 Santana!
You could be lead guitarist and I'll be bass. We could have a power trio like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, ZZ Top or any other good blues rock group from around that time. You'll also have to learn how to sing, though, with me on back up vocals.