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 (guitar), (percussion), (drums), (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, , David Brown, , Gregg Rolie and Michael Shrieve being honored.
Current lineup
Previous band members
Vocals
Keyboards
Guitars
Bass
- - 1966-67
- David Brown - 1967-71, 1974-76
- - 1971-72
- - 1972-73
- - 1976
- - 1976-77
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Drums
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- - 1989-91, 1992-93
- Billy Johnson - 1991, 1994, 2000-2001
- - 1993-94, 1997-2000
- - 1994
- - 1997
- - 1997
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Percussion
- (Congas) - 1966-67, 1969-71
- (Congas) -1967-69
- (Timbales) -1969-77, 1988-89
- (Timbales) -1971, 1972
- (Timbales) -1971
- Coke Escovedo (Timbales) -1971-72
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Other instruments
- - Saxophone 1974-75
- - Saxophone-1992
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Discography
Main Releases
EP's
- Live (1972)
- Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
External links