1. Carlos Santana By Tito Chantz

2. Baby Carlos Carlos was born into a family with a long history involving music.

3. Birth Carlos Augusto Alves Santana was born on July 20 th, 1947. His birthplace is Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. His father is José Santana and his mother is Deborah Santana. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

4. Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico

5. Early Years At age 8 Carlos Santana began to play the guitar. He graduated from Mission High in 1965. In 1966 Carlos formed the Santana Blues Band with David Brown and Gregg Rolie. There band soon became known as Santana. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

6. 1969 In 1969 the band played in Woodstock. Their performance led to a recording contract with Columbia Records. Santana was signed by CBS Records they went into studio to record there first album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

7. 1970 Santana’s first album named “Santana” was a huge hit and reached #4 on the U.S. album charts. Their second album in 1970, “Abraxas” reached #1 on the charts. Abraxas sold over 40 million copies.

8. Woodstock 1969

9. 1972 In January 1972 Santana played in Hawaii’s Diamond Head Crater which was recorded as a live album. The album was erratic and uneven. It managed to still achieve gold record status. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

10. Diamond Head Crater

11. 1973 Carlos Santana obtained legal rights to the band’s name. Santana recorded “Welcome” which further reflected Santana's interests in jazz fusion. Carlos Santana had a spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy who accepted them as disciples. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

12. Carlos Santana

13. 1980’s Carlos Santana and his band continued to tour and record both solo and with his band. They released popular albums such as Amigos and Zebop. In 1987 Carlos Santana won his first Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance. http://www.biography.com/articles/Carlos- Santana-9542276http://www.biography.com/articles/Carlos- Santana-9542276

14. Grammy Award

15. 1982 Carlos Santana ended his association with Sri Chimnoy. He also played again at Woodstock in 1994. Carlos, his brother, and his nephew created an album that was nominated for a Best Rock Instrumental Grammy. http://www.biography.com/articles/Carlos- Santana-9542276?part=1

16. 1999 and Beyond Carlos Santana released Supernatural with Rob Thomas, Eric Clapton and Lauryn Hill. Supernatural won 9 Grammy Awards. In recent years Carlos Santana opened chain of upscale Mexican restaurants called Maria Maria. chain of upscale Mexican restaurants called "Maria MariaMexican restaurants http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Sa ntana_Carlos.html

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