Carlos Santana: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

150 Pages·2009·0.91 MB·English

by  Norman Weinstein

CARLOS SANTANA
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CARLOS SANTANA
A Biography
Norman Weinstein
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CONTENTS
SeriesForeword vii
Acknowledgments ix
Timeline:EventsintheLifeofCarlosSantana xi
Chapter1 It’saSantanaFamilyAffair 1
Chapter2 MexicanBluesArriveatWoodstock 15
Chapter3 CostsofFameandFortune 31
Chapter4 TryingontheSpiritofJazz 45
Chapter5 TheGuitaristBridgingContradictions 57
Chapter6 MusicandFamilyinTransition 71
Chapter7 LeavingMarriage,SparkingControversy,
ReinventingHisStyle 89
Chapter8 CarlosSantanaasaSixties‘‘Survivor’’ 99
Chapter9 CarlosSpeaks:InterpretationsandRebounding
Questions 111
SelectedDiscography 117
SelectedBibliography 119
Index 123
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SERIES FOREWORD
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the subject’s life from birth through childhood, the teen years, and
adulthood. A thorough account relates family background and educa-
tion, traces personal and professional influences, and explores struggles,
accomplishments, and contributions. A timeline highlights the most
significant life events against a historical perspective. Bibliographies
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Books are team efforts. I would like to express appreciation to
Therese Boyd, my sharply perceptive copyeditor, Bob DiForio, my lit-
erary agent; Kristi Ward and George Butler, who helped move this
book along the road to publication; my correspondents about music
and culture, Professors Robert Farris Thompson and John Szwed at
Yale University; Dr. Ken Bilby at the Center for Black Music
Research at Columbia College, Chicago; music critic Gary Giddins;
and independent scholar Morton Marks. And to my beloved Mary,
my wife and most inspiring artistic and intellectual companion, with
whom every day is music.