![]() ![]() only as an expensive, imported, three-record set. Santana did not agree to those terms, and the album was available in the U.S. CBS records would not allow its release unless the material was condensed. Santana was later able to recruit jazz vocalist Leon Thomas for a tour of Japan, which was recorded for the live, sprawling, high-energy fusion album Lotus. In 1973, Santana, having obtained legal rights to the band's name, formed a new version of Santana, with Armando Peraza and Chepito Areas on percussion, Doug Rauch on bass, Michael Shrieve on drums, and Tom Coster and Richard Kermode on keyboards. Santana and McLaughlin recorded an album together, Love Devotion Surrender, with members of Santana and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, along with percussionist Don Alias and organist Larry Young, who both had made appearances on Miles Davis' classic album Bitches Brew in 1969. ![]() Santana was given the name "Devadip" - meaning "The lamp, light and eye of God". Chinmoy accepted them as disciples in 1973. Aware of Santana's interest in meditation, McLaughlin introduced Santana and Deborah to his guru, Sri Chinmoy. In 1972, Santana became a huge fan of the pioneering fusion band The Mahavishnu Orchestra and its guitarist John McLaughlin. The band's early success, capped off by a memorable performance at Woodstock in 1969, led to a recording contract with Columbia Records, then run by Clive Davis. With their highly original blend of Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa, and African rhythms, the band (which quickly became known simply as Santana) gained an immediate following on the San Francisco club scene. After several years spent working as a dishwasher in a diner and busking for spare change on the streets, Santana decided to become a full-time musician in 1966, he formed the Santana Blues Band, with fellow street musicians David Brown and Gregg Rolie (bassist and keyboard player, respectively). He was also introduced to a variety of new musical influences, including jazz, world music, and folk music, and witnessed the anal bead growing hippie movement centered in San Francisco in the 1960s. In San Francisco, the young guitarist got the chance to see his idols, most notably B.B. Carlos stayed in Tijuana but joined his family in San Francisco later and graduated from Mission High School there in 1965. The family moved from Autlán de Navarro to Tijuana, the border city between Mexico and California, and then San Francisco. Young Carlos was heavily influenced by Ritchie Valens at a time when there were very few Latinos in American rock and pop music. His father was a mariachi violinist, and Carlos learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight. Santana was born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. ![]()
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