List of Santana band members

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has undergone various recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana being the only consistent member. In 1998, the lineup of Santana, Rolie, Carabello, Shrieve, Brown and Areas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Santana is one of the best-selling groups of all time with an estimated 100 million albums sold worldwide.

History

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. After losing out on a residency in June 1967, due to members not being committed. Santana and Rolie brought new musicians.

Members

Bold denotes members of the classic line-up.

Current members

Former members

Timeline

References

1. Carlos Santana
2. Santana discography
3. Santana (1969 album)
4. Santana IV
5. Deborah Santana
6. List of Santana live performances (1960s–1970s)
7. Freedom (Santana album)
8. Supernatural (Santana album)
9. Santana
10. Chad Kroeger
11. Welcome (Santana album)
12. List of Santana live performances (1980s)
13. List of Waterboys members
14. List of Steve Hackett band members
15. Oneness (Carlos Santana album)
16. List of Tower of Power members
17. Michael Shrieve
18. Michael Carabello
19. Journey (band)
20. The Doobie Brothers