Guitar Magic – Carlos Santana with Derek Trucks

I  spoke with Derek Trucks about Carlos Santana  just before the Allman Brothers’ big 40th anniversary and concert run at the Beacon Theater in NYC.  Of course there was no sense in asking him if Eric Clapton or Santana would be showing up at the Beacon, all of the band was sworn to secrecy.  [...]

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Carlos Santana Video Interview

Carlos did a very nice interview last Thursday with Tavis Smiley of PBS.  The 22 minute video is online, but so far I can’t get it to play past seven and a half minutes.  But at least the audio is available in full.
Here’s a sample from the interview:
Tavis: At 60 years of age now, Carlos, [...]

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Derek Trucks & Santana / Some D.T. Video Interview

In recent interviews Carlos Santana has had some praise for Derek Trucks, even saying he yearns to jam on stage with him. Well, it’s going to happen, this spring the Derek Trucks Band will be opening for Santana:
Tour Dates with Santana
4/4: Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
4/5: Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Casino Arena

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Great Interview with Carlos Santana

In terms of performing live, you did mention that there are those 30-minute jams. Do you still get the same thing – whatever that thing is – do you still get the same thing out of doing that you did 35 years ago?

Santana

Oh, yeah. It’s like your first French kiss – it’s always [...]

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The Youngest Musician @ Woodstock

Drummer MICHAEL SHRIEVE had just turned 19 when Santana, a relatively unknown band, performed at Woodstock in 1969. Here is the speech Michael gave at his induction into the Roll & Roll Hall of Fame:
When I was 16 years old, I called up about a dozen of my musician friends [...]

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A Dozen Jaw Dropping Musical Performances on YouTube

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