You’ve Got to Change Your Evil Ways – Santana
In San Francisco during the Summer of Love in 1967, a little known Latin-influenced rock band that incorporated congas and timbales into their sound had just signed a contract with CBS Records. Led by a quick-fingered guitarist named Carlos Santana, the band had just completed completed recording their first record album, simply entitled Santana.
But before it was released, Phil Gram, the legendary San Francisco music promoter and owner of the famous Fillmore West Auditorium, convinced the promoters of an upcoming summer music festival, that Santana should be on the bill.
Santana played a seven song set, including an eleven-minute instrumental of …read more
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