Monday, August 31, 2009

Private Stock, Carlos Santana.


Welcome to PRIVATE STOCK. Carlos Santana one of the best guitar players songwriters of all time. We have been enjoying his music since the end of the 60's. He is part of the music History, he born in Mexico and his family moved to San Francisco were he graduated from High School in 1965.
He formed the Santana Blues Band in 1966 and started playing around in the night clubs. In 1969 with his performance at the Woodstock festival the band signed a contract with Columbia Records.
Here enjoy live "samba pa ti"

Santana sound has many influences Blues, Rock, Jazz, Latin, African and he put it all together in such a nice way. He has been writing so much beautiful music and played with so many great musicians.
Lets enjoy from the early days this performance in 1970 "Treat"

There are more than one reason for his success, being one of the greatest guitar players and songwriters is one of them. His soul and heart are the other ones, he always said what he feel about wherever issue we have as a nation or just as a humans to governors and presidents. He has been very spiritual and caring for mother nature.
He still rocking and during his long career he has been playing with so many people here he is live in 1976 performing "Europa"

Carlos Santana Discography is gigantic after the 1969 released of the self titled album he just took off and never stop, he has albums with the band and he has albums with other people. He share the stage with great musicians of all different types of music. No collection is complete without Carlos Santana.
That's all this week, and to end this edition of PRIVATE STOCK lets enjoy Carlos Santana and Buddy Guy jamming together.

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