(left to right) Marcus Miller (b), Wayne Shorter (sax), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Herbie Hancock (p), Cindy Blackman-Santana (ds), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo) (not pictured). Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Dennis is maybe the best power-groove drummer on the planet right now---such a serious pocket. My intention was to spread a spiritual virus., A chat with Santana leads naturally into this sort of otherworldly realm. The rehearsal was recorded using an old reel-to-reel recorder and a single condenser mic (all four instruments are very clearly heard). () Then we played As The Years Go Passing By. SOUL SACRIFICE. (p63), Carlos "El Apache" Santana (b/g), Manuel Delgadillo (g), Antonio Vargas El Bolas (ds), Jorge Burgos (g), Bibi (g). Rod Harper. () Armando was an amazing spirit and force in the band. Before Michael joined the band, there were two drummers before him. Gregg was our new lead singer, and we started adding songs he liked to sing. Relatively unknown for the audience, Santana hit the nerve of the party crowd quite well. You know, somebody always comes along and wants to play your drum. So this guy comes up and asks me if his friend could play and I said Sure, and this guy sits down and plays some shit I had never heard. He played for 11 years with Santana, from 2002 to 2013. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Myron Dove (b), Rodney Holmes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo), Vorriece Cooper (vo), Jorge Santana (g). He knew all the songs and the parts, so the decision was easy. () I think we did two gigs together, but it didnt feel anything like the gigs I was used to playing on Avenida Revolucion. Tower of Power and Buddy Miles were also on the bill. Jorge Santana returns to the band. She released a 17-track album in 2020 called Give the Drummer Some. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Three weeks after Santana left for the road (minus this Santana), the phone rang. He was a friend of Yvonnes and would have been at Mission High except that his baseball skills got him into San Francisco Polytechnic. Carlos Santana (g), Steve LaRosa (b), Rod Harper (ds), Tony Lenzini (rhythm g, vo). Gregg Rolie is replaced by Alex Ligertwood. Bass player Benny Rietveld is occasionally replaced by sidemen Myron Dove for the 2003 "Shaman" European Tour. [1] At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock. Since reporter Stanley Roberts' story aired, another original member of the. And I feel so excited, because with these musicians, anything and everything can be transmitted. () Leon became an important part of Santana. (black hat). (p110-111). Supernatural ascended to the top spot on the Billboard album chart, generating a No. And there was much talking between them, at times. A trombone player, Jeff Cresman, and a trumpet player, William Ortiz, join the band as sidemen. Everyone left, and I stayed behind, licking my wounds. Carlos Santana teams up with two other musicians who left a local band, The Mockers. People Search; Last Name (H) Rod Harper; Rod Harper We found 42 results for Rod Harper in Arizona, California, and 25 other states. Quote from Carlos Santana (Richard B. Simon/Carlos Santana The Healer/Relix Vol 32 No 6 Sept/Oct 2005): In Tijuana, I learned a lot about stripping women, literally, with the music. () I said good-bye to Danny and Gus, and I finally said good-bye to living with my mom and dad and moved in with Stan and Ron on Precita Avenue. Then, at 13,Blackman became interested in jazzmusic after listening to Max Roach. Jose Pepe Jimenez (ds) first show with the band is on Nov 13, 2013. Sterling Crew is replaced by Tom Coster. He first joined the group in 1997 and has been a member ever since. Dennis was also known for playing with George Duke, John Scofield, John McLaughlin, Brecker Brothers, Parliament/Funkadelic, Niacin, Mike Stern, and many more. (p463), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Myron Dove (b), Rodney Holmes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Myron Dove (b), Tommie Bradford, Jr. (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo). A second percussionist joins the band, Jose Chepito Areas. They created the genre now known as American Latin rock. Actually, I think it was just Carlos, Gregg, and I. Carlos asked me if I would like to join the band. (p80-81). () I began to really learn about soloing and respecting the song and the melody. London, UK, Santana #5 without Alberto Gianquito (p). () I didnt stay long with Mocker Manor. Started all 11 Chris Solberg joins the band. A third percussionist joins the band, Coke Escovedo. () Most of the time I competed with mariachi singers---but one time when I must have been thirteen or fourteen it ended up that my sister Irma and I were the only ones not eliminated at the end of a contest. Easy the Band called the Santana band which recorded the first LP!! Santana was never exclusive---like many bands, we played and jammed and did sessions with each other and found new ideas and people to go on the road with. Cindy moved to New York City in the 80's and since that time, she has been seen and . Meanwhile, I was sitting in more at El Convoy, playing with their house band---not the TJs---and I started to get good at it. Besides that, Blackman also helped mix the sound for the video they recorded. what happened to mac on wmuz; elvia delgado ashley garcia; why is chris elliott never with schitt's creek cast? Quote from Steve LaRosa (Facebook Feb 17, 2014): My name is misspelled, but I played with Carlos and Rod pre-Santana days, 1966, in a band called The Mocker Manor Blues Band (yehI know! () We did one gig at the Stonestown YMCA (p121-122), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): After the difficulty I felt leaving Tijuana, what really kept me interested in San Francisco and not wanting to go back was my relationship with girls and music. How many drummers did Santana have? Although he initially was skeptical of the homeless man's claim that the Santana Blues Band got its start in his mother's garage in the late 1960s, Roberts checked out the story and confirmed it.. (left to right ) Alphonso Johnson (b), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo), David Sancious (kbd), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Chester Cortez Thompson (ds), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Greg Walker (vo). The band was going through the East Coast and was at the Felt Forum in New York. It felt really, really horrible to be part of a band that just left on tour without me. Carlos Santanas wife drummer Cindy Blackman-Santana joins the band momentarily for the March 2015 "Corazon" American/Mexican Tour (15 shows). Paoli Mejias Ramos (perc/vo) Unknown Date, Santana #69. () I continued to rehearse with the Strangers anyway, but every time we did someone would tell me that I played too many notes for a bass player---I was beating up Manuel! I have a great fondness for Michael Shrieve because when I was growing up in Redwood City, California, he was a legendary local success story (he went to the same middle school I did, John F. Kennedy Junior High), having played brilliantly at Woodstock at the age of 20. Two Much Guitar: Vancouver guitarists Bill Coon and Oliver Gannon are joined by bassist Darren Radtke and drummer Dave Robbins. San Francisco International Airport, CA Dec 10, 1971, Santana #11. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): When Dougie came in on bass, and with Mingo on the congas, it was a whole new kind of rhythm---more flexible and looser. Anyway, although Steve and Rod never heard of him, Don gave them Carlos' phone number and they contacted him and then picked him up at his job (at that time Carlos worked as dishwasher at the Tic Tock Drive In on Third Street and King Street). Also Known As Santana Blues Band Genres Latin Rock, Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Latin Pop Share Tweet Follow 13,966 followers ADVERTISEMENT Discography 1079 Credits 38 Filmography 7 Album Showing 21 of 27 show all Issues Average Ratings Reviews Title / Release Date +54 3.85 5,124 85 Santana 1969 +62 3.93 8,379 155 Abraxas 1970 +41 Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Cindy Blackman-Santana (ds), Paoli Mejias Ramos (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), David K. Mathews (kbd/vo), Ray Greene (vo/tb), Andy Vargas (vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g). Michael Carabello is coming back to the band, replacing Marcus Malone. () Coke helped write No One To Depend On, the second single from Santana III, and he started touring with us. It was Carabello who came up with the idea. However, after the as-yet unnamed trio began practiced in Rod's living room, playing some blues tunes and a few songs written by Steve, the former Mockers members were blown out by Carlos' guitar skills. Quote from Bruno Ceriotti (http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-mockers--the-mocker-manor-blues-band.html): In December 1966, The Mocker Manor Blues Band disbanded after Steve LaRosa left them as he needed a "real" job to support a new young wife and child-to-be. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Feeling the music was the first lesson, but money was a big part of it for my dad. In 2015 Steve have converted the tape to digital file and send a copy to Carlos as a gift. (p152-153-154-155), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Our name wasnt even on the poster, but at least we had a name. Username. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hY69qsnR-E, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzt2UqCW3es&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-swOpbYqdo&feature=related, http://www.santana.com/players/pastplayers.aspx, Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Duke Robillard Trio: blues-rock, jump-blues, and jazz guitarist from Rhode Island leads his trio in two shows. We were playing waltzes and Italian ballads. (p293), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): For me, Armando Peraza was the most important person to come into Santana that year---maybe any year. He had certain mechanics---he could play double bass drums, but the thing I most liked about him was that when he played with mallets he could create a kind of vortex to play in. () I did something I never expected Id do on my own---I went to church. Unknown Date, Santana #5 with Alberto Gianquito (p) (1st from left). (acoustic g), ? Richard Baker is replaced by Tom Coster and Chester Thompson. The MCUs tiniest heroes are kicking off its biggest phase yet, setting up the next several years of storytelling. (), (left to right ) Michael Shrieve (ds), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo) (bottom), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), David Brown (b), Michael Carabello (perc). David Brown joins the band after the show played at the Grant & Green Salon, San Francisco, CA in July 1967. () I really liked Pharoah Sanderss album Karma, on which the song The Creator Has A Master Plan was sung by Leon Thomas, who sometimes liked to yodel. The fire that Neal brought was a white, white heat. 14? June 3, 2019. Her voice appears on 11 of the songs on this album and remains active up to this day. (p161), Carlos Santana (g), Don Wehr (ds), Michael Carabello (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Tom Fraser (rhythm g). He also did studio session-work for Japanese singer / guitarist Shigeru Suzuki's album "Bandwagon". Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Ndugu left and recommended Gaylord. Santana Blues Band became our name for the next year and a half. The builder, 32, said Fitzy and Wippa on Wednesday he almost quit the experiment in the first week, but was convinced to stay because he was too important to various storylines Speaking with hosts. Welcome to the Quantum Realm. () Out at the farmouse I started plugging in, and the organ player came over and we started talking. (p165-166-167-168-169), Carlos Santana (g), David Brown (b), Rod Harper (ds), Marcus Malone (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Tom Fraser (rhythm g). Horacio El Negro Hernandez and Ricky Wellman are replaced by Rodney Holmes. Keith Jones is replaced by Alphonso Johnson. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): We went in and started rehearsing some new tunes, but nothing was coming together at first. Freddie Ravel is replaced by David K. Matthews. Ricky Wellman (ds) Unknown Date, Santana #57. 1 single (the pop-salsa Smooth) and selling 4 million copies. As the original drummer for Santana, Michael - at age nineteen - was the youngest performer at Woodstock. () I didn't stay long with Mocker . That was Chepito. Impressed by the new guys playing at the jam session, Michael went to see him perform at the Nite Life Night Club on San Bruno Avenue with The Aliens, a Top 40 band. () One time we played in the Dynamics, wearing suits and playing with two saxophone players---Andy Vargas and Richard Bean. Ndugu brought Greg to a rehearsal at SIR in San Francisco, and that was it. Michael Carabello Interview by J. Rudy Ramirez (1996): Michael reported leaving the early Santana Blues Band due to a dispute with the other members, who wanted to continue to play while Carlos was in the hospital with tuberculosis. I was in awe of the folks that would come in there because they wore working professional drummers, who would just hang out and shoot the shit. That's great, I wish I could've seen them live but I wouldn't even be born for another 19 years. After Tony Lindsays departure, Andy Vargas becomes the only vocalist of the band. Salvador Santana joins the band. () In 1988 we got Ndugu to come back as part of the Santana-Shorter Band. I love the performances. Besides such devotion to Santana, whom he toured extensively with, he made a few appearances with his band Niacin as well. The other Chester Thompson played organ, piano, and synthesizers, and just as Ndugu was vitally important to the sound of the band in the late 70s, this guy was the cat who helped to define where Santana went after the mid-80s and for the following twenty-five years. For me, the summer of 1967 was also the summer of decisions. Walker is a native of Douglas, Ga., and still makes his home there with his wife Carman. Carlos Santanas unnamed band becomes one of the best in the Mission District. Marcus later arrest for manslaughter would open the door for Michaels return, but he felt insecure and nervous trying to find a way to compensate for Marcus crowd-pleasing flair. Rod de'Ath, the drummer who played with Irish blues guitar great Rory Gallagher in the early-to-mid-'70s, has died. . Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): That fall, I met Michael Carabello for the first time. () Coke came in and added so much to the sessions from the start that we had to give him credit for the inspiration he brought to that album. Tommy Anthony (rhythm g) Unknown Date, Santana #63. How Marvel went big with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. () It was definitely a new thing at the time---a black singer backed by Mexican Americans and a Mexican guitar player. Carlos Santana plays guitar with El Convoy house band. Reggie Workman (b), Santana #17. Gaylord Birch is replaced by Billy Johnson. Carlos Santanas unnamed band teams up with a female singer. () Then I dropped LSD and had a bad trip. Ray Greene (vo/tb) Unknown Date, Future "Santana IV" Reunion Band Meeting. () I remember that the occasion was something like a twenty-fifth anniversary, a one-time thing, not a regular gig. As Michael describes it, One Sunday I was out at Playland at the Beach, on Great Highway, playing congas with two other guys. A list of all Santana touring bands involving Carlos Santana as a permanent member. (p283), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Tom Rutley (b), Michael Shrieve (ds), Michael Carabello (perc), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), Coke Escovedo (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Neal Schon (g), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Not long after that it was clear to everyone that David was not doing well---his heroin use was showing, and his playing and the music were starting to suffer. Id pick-up Carlos where he worked at Tick Tock on 3rd Street, and stop by his house to get his guitar, then off to some gig or other: free concert in the Panhandle or Artist Liberation Front gig or whatever. My Mom was a nurse and, while still dark, she would drop me off at the train station. Sidemen Jeff Cressman, William Ortiz become full band members. They are not bad people, but theyre not committed. They heard the conviction. For me, he became a mentor and a tutor and a divine angel. Carlos Santana seriously entertained thoughts of ending it all, and in 2008, he told Rolling Stone (via The Gospel Herald) that he'd attempted suicide seven times. Carlos Santana (g), Steve LaRosa (b), Rod Harper (ds) Carlos Santana teams up with two other musicians who left a local band, The Mockers. () I gave it a try and wanted it to work. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): I first heard him when he was singing in David Sanciouss band, Tone, and they opened for us at the Beacon Theatre in 1975. Rod Harper - 1966-1967; Bob Livingston - 1967-1969; Michael Shrieve - 1969-1974, 1988; Ndugu Leon Chancler - 1974-1976, 1988; Gaylord Birch - 1976, 1991; Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): The band's name was Mocker Manor, and they needed a guitar player. Carlos Santana (1st from right), El Convoy Club. Well, we jammed. Bobby Allende (perc/vo) Unknown Date, (left to right) Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter. () We felt a chemistry right off the bat. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. Alphonso Johnson is replaced by Keith Jones. Paul McCartney drummer Abraham Laboriel Jr, Robert Garza Thrashes The Mayhem Festival. Chris Rhyne is replaced by Alan Pasqua. . In June 1968, The Santana Blues Band changes its name to Santana, but keeps the same line-up. The answer came to him at a percussion jam near San Franciscos Ocean Beach. Quote from Carlos Santana (Rolling Stone Aug 17, 2016): I asked them if it was OK for me to start a rumor that we were going to do something together, and they said, Of course, so I started a rumor, and here we are. In the following weeks the trio continued to practiced in Rod's living room, but because Carlos did not have a car (he was too poor to buy one), it was always Steve who picked him up at the Tic Tock Drive In, and from then they'd go to where he lived with his family (a flat (two units: one upper and one lower) at 704 14th Street at Market Street, in the Upper Market neighborhood of San Francisco) to get his equipments, and then off to rehearse or play somewhere. Show/Hide all transactions. Jose Chepito Areas is replaced by Pete Escovedo. Register. Carlos Santana plays bass with the TJ's for a short period of time. (p347), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Actually, Ill put it this way: in hindsight, that 1973 band---with Leon Thomas, Armando and Chepito, TC and Kermode, Dougie, Shireve, and me---was musically the best and most challenging band Ive ever been in. Its like one of those ancestral trees youd find folded up in a family Bible: It lists the 16 lineups of Santana between 1966 and 1984, and it attempts to trace the whereabouts of every wayward musician whos ever slapped a conga or stroked a bass in Carlos Santanas eternal samba-soul caravan. () It was my decision to ask him to join us, after I spoke with the rest of the band. But you have to really dive into it, because it can be very, very deep. Easily identifiable as we've come to know his playing. Find contact info for Rod Harper - phone number, address, email. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. Michael Carabello would tell me that the first time he ever saw me play was during the few weeks we played with Joyce. Carlos Santana is asked by his guru Sri Chinmoy to form a group that would play short sets of his songs. () He stayed with us for almost seven years, into the 80s, and I learned a lot from him. Press Conference. Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez, Carlos Santana (behind), Coit Tower, San Francisco, CA 1962 Rodriguez Family, Unnamed Band #1. The tape, of approximately 30 minutes duration, started with an uptempo blues instrumental, then talking and tuning, then a long and slow blues instrumental, then talking and tuning again, and finally another uptempo blues instrumental that abruptly ends because the tape ran out while they were playing. Dennis has also been known for playing a wide range of musical styles, but his greatest accomplishments have been Latin music, jazz-fusion, and funk. Steve and Rod were pretty full of theirselves and Carlos had pretty much blew their head up, so they weren't expecting much. Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon still record with the band in the studio, but are no longer touring members. Alex Ligertwood is replaced by Greg Walker. 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