In 2000, the band won eight Grammy Awards in one night, a record tied with Michael Jackson, and three Latin Grammy Awards. In 1998, the line-up of Santana, Rolie, Carabello, Shrieve, Brown, and Areas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Its discography includes 25 studio albums, 14 of which reached the US top 10. Santana is one of the best-selling groups of all time with over 47 million certified albums sold in the US, and an estimated 100 million sold worldwide. In 2014, the "classic" line-up reunited for Santana IV (2016) and the group continue to perform and record.
1 in eleven countries and sold 12 million copies in the US alone. Santana reached a new peak of commercial and critical success with Supernatural (1999) and its singles " Smooth", featuring singer Rob Thomas, and " Maria Maria" featuring The Product G&B. Hit songs of this period include " Evil Ways", " Black Magic Woman", " Oye Como Va", and the instrumental " Samba Pa Ti".įollowing a change in line-up and musical direction in 1972, the band experimented with elements of jazz fusion on Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), and Borboletta (1974).
These were recorded by the group's "classic" line-up, featuring Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, and José "Chepito" Areas. After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 increased their profile and went on to record the commercially successful and critically-acclaimed albums Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), and Santana III (1971). The band has undergone multiple recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana the only consistent member. Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.
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