This article is about the guitarist. For other people named Carlos Santana, see Carlos Santana (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Barragán.
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Carlos Santana
Santana performing in 2011
Background information
Birth name
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán[1]
Born
(1947-07-20) July 20, 1947 (age 76) Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Origin
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Latin rock
blues rock
jazz fusion
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
Years active
1965–present[update]
Labels
RCA[2]
Arista
Polydor
Columbia
CGD
PolyGram
Spouse(s)
Deborah Santana nee King
(m. 1973; div. 2007)
Cindy Blackman Santana
(m. 2010)
Website
santana.com
Musical artist
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán[1] (Spanish:[ˈkaɾlosumˈbeɾtosanˈtanaβaraˈɣan]ⓘ; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured his melodic, blues-based lines set against Latin American and African rhythms played on percussion instruments not generally heard in rock, such as timbales and congas. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine listed him at No. 20 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists.[3] He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards,[4] and was inducted along with his namesake band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
^ abOvalle, Juan Martín (March 29, 2019). "Un verano con el legendario Carlos Santana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram (in Spanish).
^"RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista". Billboard. October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
^"100 Greatest Guitarists". Rolling Stone. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^"Santana received 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards". AllMusic. 1999. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^"Santana". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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