Carlos Santana was called to the stage earlier than he was thought he was scheduled to play.
He later admitted that he was high on LSD at the time and feared he would not get through the set. He prayed to God that he would never do LSD again if he could just make it through the last song..
Well, he did not “just make it through”… Watch for yourself as Santana performs this amazing, near-perfect and legendary performance of Soul Sacrifice.
He is a Grammy Award-winning rock musician and a superb guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a blend of rock, salsa and jazz fusion. The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar set against Latin percussion.
Carlos experienced a tremendous resurgence of popularity and acclaim in the last 10 years. Rolling Stone magazine named Santana #15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.
The Chop Shop is the first radio show dedicated totally…100%…to the guitar. The Chop Shop also publishes a great web site, and a guitarist “Hall of Fame” with beautiful high-resolution renditions of legendary guitar players that you can download for free.
I downloaded all of them and rotate them as background images on my computer. Just call me a six-string geek!
The Chop Shop show invites listeners to hear the songs they know and love from different perspectives, while occasionally introducing them to some gems they may have missed.
This weeks show will feature Metallica, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Whitesnake and many other bands and single artists. Check out the web site more more information…including an affiliate schedule of where and when you can tune in to listen.
While you are on the web site, be sure to check out the “Hall of Fame” and download your favorite guitarist images. Clapton, SRV, Gilmore, May, Van Halen, Vai, Beck, Page, Hendrix, Slash, Blackmore, Satriani, Dimebag, Perry, Zappa and Townsend…they are all there. Best of all…it’s totally cool and totally free!