Santana

Released: November 9, 1973

Songwriter: Richard Kermode Tom Coster Carlos Santana

All the people I knew
Seem to have become one, and that one is you
In your hands I find myself
Growing to be near my eternal goal
You are the sun, air and soil, helping grow

Life has found a way, at last
Showing me the true light, and that light is you
In your hands I find myself glowing and embracing my eternal goal
You are the sun, moon and stars, helping glow

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco) is a Mexican and American musician who became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. Carlos prefers to only play and leave lead vocals to guest singers. The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003 Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

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