- (This page is about the American rock band. For the 80's reggae artist of the same name, see Santana(2). For the 90's reggae artist of the same name, see Santana(3))

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter Carlos Santana. The band has undergone multiple recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Carlos Santana the only consistent member. Santana had early success with their appearance at Woodstock in 1969 and their first three albums, Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), and Santana III (1971). Other important core members during this period include Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, and José "Chepito" Areas, forming the "classic" line-up.
Following its initial success Santana experimented with elements of jazz fusion on Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), and Borboletta (1974). Santana reached a new peak of commercial and critical success with Supernatural (1999) and its singles "Smooth", featuring singer Rob Thomas, and "Maria Maria" featuring The Product G&B. The album reached No. 1 in eleven countries and sold 12 million copies in the US alone. In 2014, the "classic" line-up reunited for Santana IV (2016) and the group continue to perform and record.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played tracks from Santana on his shows in 1969; on the 22 November 1969 show, before playing one, he mentioned that Marc Bolan had been impressed by them while performing on the same bill during Tyrannosaurus Rex's American tour, and called them "excellent". In April 1970 he compered a concert at the Royal Albert Hall featuring Santana. He also played three tracks from Santana's album, Lotus, on one show in 1975.
They were one of the more successful groups of the 1970s, selling plenty of records and receiving regular airplay on Sounds Of The Seventies shows hosted by other DJs. However, the relatively small number of plays on Peel shows indicate that they never became special favourites of the DJ. By the end of the 70's, Santana was largely ignored by Peel. The band's later music and the solo work of Carlos Santana did not gain much attention from JP in subsequent years.
Shows Played[]
- 18 October 1969: Persuasion (7") CBS S 4593
- 01 November 1969: Persuasion (7") CBS S 4593
- 22 November 1969: Savor (LP - Santana) CBS
- 20 December 1969: Waiting (LP - Santana) CBS
- 1970
- 03 January 1970: Jingo (LP - Santana) CBS
- 24 October 1970: Mother’s Daughter (LP - Abraxas) CBS
- 1972
- 01 August 1972: Incident At Neshabur (3xLP - The Last Days Of The Fillmore) Fillmore
- 1975
- 10 December 1975: Oye Como Va (album - Lotus) CBS
- 17 December 1975: Yours Is The Light (album - Lotus) CBS
- 17 December 1975: Batukada (album - Lotus) CBS
- 17 December 1975: Xibaba (album - Lotus) CBS
- DE Tape 1 Peel Early 1976: Every Step Of The Way (album - Lotus) CBS CBS 66 325
- 1976
- 03 December 1976: Tracks from the Festivál LP
- 1977
- 04 January 1977: Revelations (LP - Festivál) Columbia
- PM033 (08 September 1977 or 09 September 1977) (Kid Jensen sitting in): Soul Sacrifice (album - Santana) CBS S 63815
- 21 October 1977: 3 tracks from LP - Moonflower
- 1978
- 26 July 1978: unknown
- 06 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini): Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) (LP – Amigos) CBS
- Carlos Santana
- 28 July 1972 (& Buddy Miles): Them Changes (LP – Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live !) CBS
- 04 August 1972 (& Buddy Miles): Marbles (LP - Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live !) Columbia
- 04 August 1972 (& Buddy Miles): Lava (LP - Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live !) Columbia
- 03 July 1973 (& John McLaughlin): The Life Divine (LP – Love Devotion Surrender) CBS