Santana From San Francisco, California, USA. The Santana Blues Band I(August 1966 - 1967) Carlos Santana - guitar - b. July 20, 1947, Autlan de Navarro, Mexico. Gus Rodriguez - bass Gregg Rolie - keyboards/vocals - b. June 17, 1947, Seattle, Washington, USA. Danny Haro - drums Mike Carabello - congas - b. Michael Carabello, November 18, 1947, San Francisco, California, USA. The Santana Blues Band II(1967) Carlos Santana - guitar Gregg Rolie - keyboards/vocals Steve de la Rosa - bass Rod Harper - drums Marcus Malone - congas The Santana Blues Band III(1967 - 1969) Carlos Santana - guitar Gregg Rolie - keyboards/vocals David Brown - bass - b. February 15, 1947, New York, USA. Marcus Malone - congas Bob "Doc" Livingstone - drums Santana I (1969 - 1971) Carlos Santana - guitar Gregg Rolie - keyboards/vocals David Brown - bass Mike Shrieve - drums - b. Michael Shrieve, July 6, 1949, San Francisco, California, USA. Mike Carabello - percussion/congas Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion - b. July 25, 1946, Leon, Nicaragua. Albums: "Example Album Title" (Year?) "Santana" (1969) - Single: "Evil Ways" "Abraxas" (1970) - Singles: "Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va" Santana II (1971 - 1972) Carlos Santana - guitar Gregg Rolie - keyboards/vocals David Brown - bass Mike Shrieve - drums Mike Carabello - percussion/congas Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Neal Schon - guitar/vocals - b. February 27, 1954, San Mateo, California, USA. Pete "Coke" Escovedo - percussion - b. Thomas Escovedo, April 30, 1941, California, USA; d. July 13, 1985, California, USA. Rico Reyes - timbales Albums: "Santana III" (1971) - Singles: "Everybody's Everything", "No One to Depend On" "Live!" (1971) (with Buddy Miles) Santana III (1972) Carlos Santana - guitar Gregg Rolie - keyboards/vocals Mike Shrieve - drums Mike Carabello - percussion/congas Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Neal Schon - guitar/vocals Pete "Coke" Escovedo - percussion Tom Rutley - bass Rico Reyes - timbales James Mingo Lewis - congas Album: "Caravanserai" (1972) Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon form Journey. Santana IV (1972 - 1973) Carlos Santana - guitar Mike Shrieve - drums Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Tom Coster - keyboards Richard Kermode - keyboards - formerly with Malo. Doug Rauch - bass Leon Thomas - vocals Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Albums: "Welcome" (1973) Santana V (1974) Carlos Santana - guitar Mike Shrieve - drums Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Tom Coster - keyboards Doug Rauch - bass Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Leon Patillo - vocals Jules Broussard - sax Albums: "Borboletta" (1974) Santana VI (1974 - 1975) Carlos Santana - guitar Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Tom Coster - keyboards Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Leon Patillo - vocals Ndugu Leon Chancier - drums David Brown - bass Jules Broussard - sax Santana VII (1975 - 1976) Carlos Santana - guitar Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Tom Coster - keyboards Greg Walker - vocals Ndugu Leon Chancier - drums David Brown - bass Albums: "Amigos" (1976) Santana VIII (1976) Carlos Santana - guitar Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Tom Coster - keyboards Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Greg Walker - vocals David Brown - bass Gaylord Birch - drums Santana IX (1976-1977) Carlos Santana - guitar Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Tom Coster - keyboards Pablo Telez - bass Graham Lear - drums/percussion Raul Rekow - congas/bongos/percussion Greg Walker - vocals Album: "Festival" (1976) "Moonflower" (1977) - Single: "She's Not There" Santana X (1977) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Pablo Telez - bass Graham Lear - drums/percussion Raul Rekow - congas/bongos/percussion Luther Rabb - vocals Santana XI (1977) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Pete "Coke" Escovedo - percussion David Margen - bass Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Joel Badie - vocals Santana XII (1977 - 1978) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Pete "Coke" Escovedo - percussion Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas David Margen - bass Greg Walker - vocals Santana XIII (1978) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Pete "Coke" Escovedo - percussion Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas David Margen - bass Chris Ryne - keyboards Greg Walker - vocals Russell Tubbs - flute Album: "Inner Secrets" (1978) Santana XIV (1978 - 1979) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Chris Solberg - guitar/vocals David Margen - bass Chris Ryne - keyboards Alan Pasqua - keyboards Greg Walker - vocals Album: "Marathon" (1979) Santana XV (1979 - 1980) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Chris Solberg - guitar/vocals David Margen - bass Alex Ligterwood - vocals Alan Pasqua - keyboards Santana XVI (1980 - 1981) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas David Margen - bass Richard Baker - keyboards Alex Ligterwood - vocals Orestes Vilato - percussion Album: "Zebop!" (1981) - Single: "Winning" Santana XVII (1981 - 1982) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas David Margen - bass Richard Baker - keyboards Alex Ligterwood - vocals Orestes Vilato - percussion Santana XVIII (1983) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas David Margen - bass Alex Ligterwood - vocals Orestes Vilato - percussion Album: "Shango" (1983) - Single: "Hold On" Santana XIX (1983 - 1984) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Orestes Vilato - percussion Keith Jones - bass Santana XX (1984) Carlos Santana - guitar Tom Coster - keyboards Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Orestes Vilato - percussion Keith Jones - bass Chester C. Thompson - drums David Sancious - keyboards Alex Ligterwood - vocals Santana XXI (1985) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Alex Ligterwood - vocals Orestes Vilato - percussion Alphonso Johnson - bass Sterling Crew - keyboards Album: "Beyond Appearances" (1985) Santana XXII (1986) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Orestes Vilato - percussion Alphonso Johnson - bass Buddy Miles - guitar/vocals Santana XXIII (1987) Carlos Santana - guitar Graham Lear - drums/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Orestes Vilato - percussion Alphonso Johnson - bass Alex Ligterwood - vocals Buddy Miles - guitar/vocals Album: "Freedom" (1987) Santana XXIV (1988) Carlos Santana - guitar Alphonso Johnson - bass Mike Shrieve - drums Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Ndugu Leon Chancier - drums Album: "Viva Santana!" (1988) Santana XXV (1989) Carlos Santana - guitar Jose "Chepito" Areas - timbales/congas/percussion Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Alex Ligterwood - vocals Keith Jones - bass Walfredo Reyes - drums Santana XXVI (1990 - 1991) Carlos Santana - guitar Armando Peraza - percussion/congas Alex Ligterwood - vocals Walfredo Reyes - drums Benny Rietveld - bass Albums: "Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (1990) Santana XXVII (1991-1992) Carlos Santana - guitar Alex Ligterwood - vocals Benny Rietveld - bass Billy Johnson - drums Gaylord Birch - drums Albums: "Lotus" (1991) Santana XXVIII (1992 - 1993) Carlos Santana - guitar Walfredo Reyes - drums Alex Ligterwood - vocals Vorriece Cooper - vocals Myron Dove - bass Oran Coltrane - sax Santana XXIX (1993 - 1994) Carlos Santana - guitar Alex Ligterwood - vocals Myron Dove - bass Rodney Holmes - drums Santana XXX (1994) Carlos Santana - guitar Myron Dove - bass Billy Johnson - drums Tommie Bradford - drums Santana XXXI (1995) Carlos Santana - guitar Myron Dove - bass Tony Lindsay - vocals Curtis Salgado - vocals Santana XXXII (1996) Carlos Santana - guitar Myron Dove - bass Santana XXXIII (1997 - ?) Carlos Santana - guitar Rodney Holmes - drums Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez - drums Ricky Wellman - drums Santana XXXIV ( ? - 2000) Carlos Santana - guitar Others... Album: "Supernatural" (1999) - Single: "Smooth" Compilations: "Greatest Hits" (1974) Carlos Santana solo: "Carlos Santana with Buddy Miles Live" (1972) (with Buddy Miles) "Love, Devotion, Surrender" (1973) (with John McLaughlin) "Illuminations" (1974) (with Turiya Alice Coltrane) "Oneness" (1979) "Silver Dreams - Golden Reality" (1979) "The Swing of Delight" (1980) "Havana Moon" (1983) "Blues for Salvador" (1987) "Milagro" (1992) "Sacred Fire - Live in South America" (1993) "Brothers" (1994) Links: Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  May 16, 2000