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He is best known as the lead vocalist of Santana, with five different stints from 1979 to 1994, which included the US Festival in 1982. He is credited on songs by Santana such as "All I Ever Wanted", "You Know That I Love You", "Winning" and "Hold On". He also performed with the Senate, the Jeff Beck Group and Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.
Santana was founded by eponymous guitarist Carlos Santana in late 1966, the band's first line-up included Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez on bass, Danny Haro on drums, and Michael Carabello on percussion. By February 1967, the band were joined by Tom Fraser on guitar and vocals, who also brought in Gregg Rolie on organ and vocals. [ 3 ]
In 1982 the Latin rock band Santana, featuring lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood, covered the song for Santana's album Shangó. It is the second track on the album and was released as the album's first single. The song reached No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it Santana's tenth most successful
Confirmed for the reunion were Neal Schon, who was in the band in the early 1970s where he traded lead guitar work with Santana before leaving with founding Santana singer-organist Gregg Rolie in 1973 to form Journey; drummer Mike Shrieve and percussionist Mike Carabello. Santana said of Rolie, who played with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band for ...
An Intimate Conversation With Carlos Santana. The band's entire concert on September 4, 1982, as a part of the US Festival was released in 2019 as Santana: Live at US Festival. "Black Magic Woman", "Gypsy Queen" and "Oye Como Va" on the 1988 compilation album Viva Santana! are from September 22, 1982, at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.
The lead vocal on the Santana version was performed by Alex Ligertwood. It was the sixth track on the album and was released as the third single (backed with "Brightest Star") and as a promotional music video. The Santana version reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number ...
Beyond Appearances is the fourteenth studio album by Santana, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).. The album took seven months to make, and involved a mostly different line-up from the previous one, Shangó (released in 1982): apart from Carlos Santana, singer Alex Ligertwood and percussionists Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow and Orestes Vilató were still with the band.
Shangó is the thirteenth studio album by Santana.The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 album charts. [3] The single "Hold On" from the album reached number 15 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 17 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart. [3]