(SFGate March 21, 2004): RODRIGUEZ, Sergio "Gus" - April 2, 1948 - March 3, 2004 Gus Rodriguez, 55, passed away on March 3, 2004 in Stockton. 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). This is where I get off. I ran out to the street, jumped into the car and drove up to San Franciscos Mission District where the band was living in a house together. 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. We had our little band that had no name. They eventually team up with another band named The Dynamics. He was a drummer I knew who hung with some of the guys in Jefferson Airplane, so I invited him to jam with us. () The guy, Jose Areas, played congas on one tune, then timbales on another---then soloed on trumpet, too! () Coke helped write No One To Depend On, the second single from Santana III, and he started touring with us. (pilot), ? But only after a few semesters she left college to play gigs, and in 1982, Blackman moved to New York City. () He was hanging out more than playing at the start, but we had the same enthusiasm and intensity about music. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Billy Johnson (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo). August 25, 2010: The New Orleans Saints waived WR Rod Harper. (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). But look at where my reality is taking me!, In the comeback of the year, a supreme axman harnessed the Supernatural to revive his blistering brand of samba soul. Armando Peraza and Francisco Aguabella are replaced by Raul Rekow and Jose Chepito Areas. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Rodney Holmes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo), Andy Vargas (vo). (left to right) Andy Vargas (vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Unknown Date, Santana #59. (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). what happened to mac on wmuz; elvia delgado ashley garcia; why is chris elliott never with schitt's creek cast? () He can make you feel God in his singing---as he did when he sang Somewhere In Heaven on the Milagro album in 92. You play music like The Stripper, thats when they throw the glove off and they do the thing with the tassles on the nipples and stuff. Circus Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany, Santana #10 after being deported from Peru. Carlos Santana plays bass and guitar with The Strangers. Jose Pepe Jimenez (ds) first show with the band is on Nov 13, 2013. But you have to really dive into it, because it can be very, very deep. Rob Thomas is well aware of the . Shortly after, she got her first professional drum set. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. Myron Dove is replaced by Benny Rietveld. He is also ranked in the richest person list from United States. Follow Rod Harper on. Gregg was our new lead singer, and we started adding songs he liked to sing. 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). Since airing last Friday, the KRON-4 story has inspired Rod Harper, another original band member of the Santana Blues Band and producer Bobby Scott to reach out to Malone. Later that year Rauch teamed up with David Bowie for his Diamond Dogs tour for a month in September 1974. (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. 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. Cindy Blackman Santana is a virtuoso drummer whose artistry spans the realms of jazz and rock. So, after that first rehearsal together, they knew immediately that Carlos was the perfect fit for them. Ive been saying for a long time that we have friends outside our eyeballs and friends inside our eyeballs., Whichever way youre looking, spiritual serenity has helped the Mexican-born ax divinity make the most of his blessings this time around. Born in Ohio and raised in Connecticut, Cindy began her musical career as a New York street performer. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Horacio El Negro Hernandez (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo). Carlos Santana - guitar, vocals, maracas, cowbell Gregg Rolie - vocals, keyboards, maracas, tambourine, jingle bells Jose "Chepito" Areas - percussion, trumpet Mike Carabello - timbales, congas, percussion . That really was when I started to feel that maybe Santana could go in a different direction, one that would be evident on our fourth album, Caravanserai. Doug Rauch (b) travels with them for the European tour. I am the singer with the short hair, and the guy who strangles the drummer is the guitarist. Welcome to the Quantum Realm. Is Greg Walker married? () Asking him to record and tour with us was Shrieves idea. Neal Schon (g) not pictured, "Santana IV" Reunion Band. You have to get rid of Danny and Gus---thats the way it is, man. (p407-408), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Alphonso Johnson (b), Graham Lear (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Greg Walker (vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo). () Shrieve leaving Santana was the bands final step in its evolution from being a collective to being a group with two leaders to finally being a group in which I alone was in charge. (p125), Carlos Santana (g), Sergio Gus Rodriguez (b), Danny Haro (ds), Richard Bean (sax), Andy Vargas (sax). 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! Carlos Santana resumes playing with his two friends that he met the year before, Haro and Rodriguez. () Soon he had me playing with his band on some shows. follow Drummerszone. He also did studio session-work for Japanese singer / guitarist Shigeru Suzuki's album "Bandwagon". Santana Announces 1001 Rainbows 2023 North American Tour. He starts playing the blues. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): That fall, I met Michael Carabello for the first time. (left to right) Danny Haro, Carlos Santana, Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez, Unnamed Band #1. Goteborg, Sweden Nov 10, 1978, Santana #30. Later in 1970 Steve returned to music (after he declined to joined Santana Blues Band back in 1967 only due to his family responsibilities) and teamed up with Rod and Tony again and they formed a new band together called Filet of Soul with singer and organist Billy Dunn (Rod left the band soon thereafter but they continued as a successful funk/originals club band for several years with a new drummer named Steve Koskela). print PDF. Carlos Santana has always been known for blending disparate musical influences into a harmonious whole: rock, blues, Latin, jazz, etc. When it comes to Santana drummer, few of them really stood out, but believe it or not, there have been over 15 different drummers during the bands history. Playing the blues was the thing we were most proud of, and the word blues was in the names of some our favorite groups. () But one of the best lessons I learned from working with those two was how to carry a melody---how important that is on any instrument, an absolute must. Shrieve was Santana's drummer, playing alongside percussionists Michael Carabello and Jose Chepito Areas , and the gig was a 45-minute, midday set at . 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.. Carlos Santana (center), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Aug 30, 1959 Santana Archives, Los Cardinales. (p202), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), David Brown (b), Johnny Rae (ds), Michael Carabello (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo). order to show cause nj eviction Carlos Santana (3rd from right), The Strangers. During her stay there, Cindy worked as a musician while attending shows to hear masters perform. () I saw a Stratocaster that I actually liked, and I asked my mom for the money. (p84-85), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): As time went by, I got more and more into the blues---black blues. New Orleans, LA April 27, 2019, Mega Nova. She spent three semesters at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and also studied with legendary teacher Alan Dawson. We were a leaderless band. (left to right ) Chad Wilson (Santana Management), Sean Guthrie (bodyguard), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), ?, ? Karl Perazzo joins the band. Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) not pictured. For me, he became a mentor and a tutor and a divine angel. We wrote a song about him actually, but it was covered by somebody else. A second drummer joins the band, Ricky Wellman. I think it's pretty solid. Santana appeared at theWoodstock Festivalshortly after Shrieve turned twenty before releasing their first eponymous album. A flashy conga showman named Marcus Malone was brought in to replace Michael and continued with the band even after Carlos recovery. Billy Johnson is replaced by Walfredo De Los Reyes. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Jose Pepe Jimenez (ds), Paoli Mejias Ramos (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), David K. Mathews (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo), Andy Vargas (vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g). (p356), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), John McLaughlin (g/p), Douglas Rauch (b/g), Billy Cobham (ds), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Larry Young (Khalid Yasin) (org), (left to right ) Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Michael Shrieve (ds), Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Douglas Rauch (b/g), Richard Kermode (kbd), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Leon Thomas (vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Michael Shrieve (ds), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), John McLaughlin (g), Alice Coltrane (harp/kbd), Reggie Workman (b), Michael Shrieve (ds), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Jules Broussard (fl/sax), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), David Brown (b), Michael Shrieve (ds), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Leon Patillo (kbd/vo), Jules Broussard (fl/sax), (left to right ) "Ndugu" Leon Chancler (ds), Jules Broussard (fl/sax), David Brown (b), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Leon Patillo (kbd/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc). (left to right) Alex Ligertwood (g/vo), Graham Lear (ds), Alphonso Johnson (b), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Sterling Crew (kbd), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Greg Walker (vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Alphonso Johnson (b), Graham Lear (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Buddy Miles (g/vo). A trombone player, Jeff Cresman, and a trumpet player, William Ortiz, join the band as sidemen. Raul Rekow is replaced by Bobby Allende. Carlos Santana (1st from right), El Convoy Club. (p148). Email: ssmtoffice@gmail.com / ssmtpmu@gmail.com / ssmtjobs@gmail.com () I liked Neals dexterity, and he brought a lot of fire for someone so young, yet in a humble way. Carlos Santana, nedless to say, when to form his own Santana Blues Band few months later (with Stan Marcum as manager), Rod Harper will play with other local bands included the above mentioned Santana Blues Band (1967), and the Allmen Joy (1967-69), and also Tony Lenzini will play with other local bands. Tokyo, Japan, Santana #17. Santana Blues Band became our name for the next year and a half. () Anyway, we had to drop Carabello for a while. 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. My Mom was a nurse and, while still dark, she would drop me off at the train station. Updated December 24, 1999 at 05:00 AM EST. (p105-107), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): I learned many things during my year in Tijuana---songs, solos, chord changes. We played all night long and at the end of the night we all gathered in a small room off to the side. She was a child from a musical family. Santana Wiki; Santana (band) Santana (1969 album) Abraxas; Carlos Santana; Neal Schon; Gregg Rolie; Studio Albums. Instagram. 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. () The one thing I remember is that I was allowed to play the clubs guitar. () Tom was a good rhythm guitarist, and he was into the blues, but even though he was the guy whod brought me out, something did not work with us at the end. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images. Santana (1969 album) Santana (1971 album) Abraxas; . Rod Harper Senior Partner at Cowan-Harper-Madikizela Attorneys City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 351 connections Join to connect Cowan-Harper-Madikizela Attorneys This page. Great memories of playing the Fillmore, Avalon and Matrix, etc. (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. How Marvel went big with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The ultimate drummer index, designed for mobile first. Billy Johnson is replaced by Dennis Chambers. Quote from Richard Bean (Private Facebook Chat with Santanamigos Feb 20, 2012): The members of that band were local musicians who were not that dedicated and thats why it broke up. Shortly after the live Lotus, he left the band to focus on his solo career. The extraterrestrials. Rod Harper (9) Wide Receiver - 2006: Entering the 2007 season, Harper has caught a pass in 16 consecutive games in which he has played . (p463), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): New people were coming into the band, such as Gentleman Jeff Cressman on the trombone, and I was getting to meet more musicians than I usually would. How he dreamed of playing with them and how this was like a dream come true. Michael Shrieve: Original Santana drummer. He was born on March 26, 1985 and his birthplace is Bradenton Florida. BooWiki. Bass player Benny Rietveld is occasionally replaced by sidemen Myron Dove for the 2003 "Shaman" European Tour. But now theres so much clarity and purpose Im able to actually enjoy everything. And hey, if invisible people helped turn Supernatural into Santanas first chart conqueror since 1971s Santana III, well, you cant argue with success. David Brown joins the band after the show played at the Grant & Green Salon, San Francisco, CA in July 1967. Although he lacks formal training, drummers recognize him for his great speed and technique. Steve LaRosa remembered that Don told them that Carlos would be a good fit, but Rod Harper remembered that actually Don told them he didn't think he would be a fit because he was pretty good but was very young and Mexican. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Ndugu left and recommended Gaylord. Greg Walker, Alex Ligertwood are replaced by Buddy Miles. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Two months into that first school year in the United States, I really got into it with my mom. 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. Rico Reyes and Tom Rutley leave just after the recording of "Caravanserai". Steve LaRosa have a tape of the as-yet unnamed quartet's first rehearsal in Rod's living room, with the band just playing some blues tunes and chatting. The merging and blending of Michael and Chepitos percussion styles proved to be very potent, and became a major strength of the Santana band, as did their input into the bands arrangements and repertoire. Carlos went on to form the Santana Blues Band, and I went on to help form Malo and Sapo not much longer there after. Create Page. One was Sergio Rodriguez, who played bass---we called him Gus. Not until 1999, however, did pop radio remember the mystic in its midst. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. What happened next constitutes the most astonishing comeback since John Travolta slurped a milk shake in Pulp Fiction. One was the amazing Chester C. Thompson on drums, who had played in Weather Report with Alphonso and later in Genesis. () I didnt stay long with Mocker Manor. I admire him like crazy. Reggie Workman (b), Santana #17. Quote from Bruno Ceriotti (http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-mockers--the-mocker-manor-blues-band.html): After seeing them at the above mentioned "battle of the bands", Tony Lenzini was blown away and quickly quit The Mockers and joined Steve, Rod, and Carlos, making them a quartet. affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and Rob Harper is an English musician, noted for being an early drummer for The Clash from December 1976 until January 1977. Besides touring with him in the past, Blackman is a current Santana drummer. () One time we played in the Dynamics, wearing suits and playing with two saxophone players---Andy Vargas and Richard Bean. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Myron Dove (b), Billy Johnson (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Curtis Salgado (hca/vo). March 13 and 14 at the Orpheum Theatre. (p80-81). (black hat). () I met Joyce Dunn at a jam in late 64---she was a singer singer, with a real blues energy to her voice. And I feel so excited, because with these musicians, anything and everything can be transmitted. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Rodney Holmes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo). (floor), Leon Patillo (kbd/vo), Gaylord Birch (ds) (white hat), Joel Badie (master of ceremony, hand perc) (red hat), ? Easily identifiable as we've come to know his playing. () We never really had a singer. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Keith Jones (b), Graham Lear (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Greg Walker (vo). No idea.. () I saw them from the sink where I was washing dishes and said to myself, I shouldnt be doing this anymore. () The other decision I had to make was to finally leave home. Michael Shrieve. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): The band's name was Mocker Manor, and they needed a guitar player. In 2004, Blackman decided to focus on her own Music rather than touring with Lenny Kravitz. () But Tom gets the credit for being the catalyst that brought Gregg and me together for the first time. () Within months I could tell I was getting better, and I started to get confidence. After seeing Carlos Santana play with Michael Bloomfield at the Fillmore Auditorium in January 1967, Tom Fraser invites Carlos Santana to jam with his friend Gregg Rolie. Carlos Santanas wife drummer Cindy Blackman-Santana joins the band momentarily for the March 2015 "Corazon" American/Mexican Tour (15 shows). He was a friend of Yvonnes and would have been at Mission High except that his baseball skills got him into San Francisco Polytechnic. My intention was to spread a spiritual virus., A chat with Santana leads naturally into this sort of otherworldly realm. I did that on the weekdays, and on Sundays, I would go and play Ave Maria in church with the violin. He persuaded me to join up with two brothers who both played acoustic guitars, go out on the street, and make some money. Carlos Santana plays bass with the TJ's for a short period of time. () I wasnt thinking of disengaging Michael Shireve from the band when he got sick, but that was what happened. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Herbie Hancock (kbd), Wayne Shorter (sax), Benny Rietveld (b), Dennis Chambers (ds), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Andy Vargas (vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g), Lionel Loueke (g/vo), (left to right) Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), Benny Rietveld (b), Andy Vargas (vo), William Ortiz (tp), Dennis Chambers (ds), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo). Show/Hide all transactions. 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