CARLOS SANTANA ANNIE SMITH 2ND PERIOD

- HIS FULL NAME IS CARLOS AUGUSTO ALVES SANTANA FACTS ABOUT SANTANA - HIS FULL NAME IS CARLOS AUGUSTO ALVES SANTANA - HE WAS BORN ON JULY 20, 1947 - HE WAS BORN IN AUTLAN DE NAVARRO, MEXICO - HE BECAME FAMOUS BECAUSE OF HIS MUSIC

MAJOR DATES IN HIS LIFE JULY 20, 1947 - DATE OF BIRTH 1960 - HE MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO 1968 - THE SANTANA BLUES BAND DEBUTED AT FILMORE WEST 1969- THE BAND SIGNED TO COLUMBIA RECORDS 1969- THE BAND PLAYED AT WOODSTOCK MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL 2/13/69- THE BAND BEGAN TOURING THE UNITED STATES 4/20/73- SANTANA GOT MARRIED 1973- SANTANA BEGAN HIS FIRST WORLD TOUR 1978- SANTANA APPEARED ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME

MORE MAJOR DATES JULY 26, 1978 - THE BAND OPENED FOR THE ROLLING STONES 1984- THE BAND TOURED WITH BOB DYLAN 1989- HE APPEARED ON DAVID LETTERMAN 1989- HE WON A GRAMMY FOR BEST INSTRUMENTAL ROCK PERFORMANCE 1998- HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 1999- HE WON EIGHT GRAMMY AWARDS 1/26/2003- HE WAS IN THE HALFTIME SHOW AT SUPERBOWL XXXVII WITH BEYONCE KNOWLES AND MICHELLE BRANCH

SANTANA AND THE LOS LONELY BOYS AT THE 5TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS

TRAVELS SANTANA HAS TOURED IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES: ~ UNITEDSTATES ~ MEXICO ~ JAPAN ~ CHINA ~ INDONESIA ~ NEW ZEALAND ~ SOUTH AMERICA ~ CENTRAL AMERICA ~ CHILE ~ EUROPE

FAMILY LIFE ~ HE MET DEBORAH SARA KING AT THE TOWER OF POWER CONCERT ~ HE MARREID HER ON APRIL 20, 1973 ~ HE HAS THREE CHILDREN: SALVADOR, STELLA, AND ANGELICA ~ HIS PARENTS WERE JOSE SANTANA AND JOSEFINA BARRAGAN

INTERESTING FACTS ~ AS A CHILD SANTANA DIDN’T HAVE RUNNING WATER OR ELECTRICITY IN HIS HOUSE. ~ HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MAJOR CONCERT ON 12/11/71 IN PERU, BUT IT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF A POLITICAL UPRISING. ~ IN 1973 HE ADDED THE NAME DEVADIP TO HIS NAME. DEVADIP MEANS “THE LIGHT OF THE LAMP OF THE SUPREME” ~ SANTANA’S DAD WAS A TRUMPET PLAYER IN MEXICO ~ SANTANA FIRST LEARNED TO PLAY THE VIOLIN, BUT THEN SWITCHED TO GUITAR WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD

SOURCES ~ http://www.rockhall.com ~ http://en.wikipedia.org ~ http://www.rockhall.com ~ http://en.wikipedia.org ~ http://www.factmaster.com ~ http://galegroup.com ~ http://www.msnbc.msn.com ~ http://www.santana.com