Santana
-
Year:
1998
-
Inducted by:
John Popper
-
Category:
Performers
-
![]()
Carlos Santana -
![]()
Jose Chepito Areas -
![]()
David Brown -
![]()
Mike Carabello -
![]()
Gregg Rolie -
![]()
Michael Shrieve
Introduction
Rocking and relevant since 1966.
Santana’s fusion of jazz, rock and Latin influences built them a hugely successful and lasting reign in the world of rock. Not afraid to shake things up, Santana have collaborated with diverse groups and staged one of the most successful comebacks of all time.
Clive Davis and John Popper Induct Santana
Clive Davis and John Popper Induct Santana at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
![]()
Clive Davis and John Popper Induct Santana00:05:50 -
![]()
Santana Acceptance Speech00:07:41 -
![]()
"Black Magic Woman"00:08:35 -
![]()
"I Love You Much Too Much"00:04:10
Hall of Fame Essay
1998
CRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAANNNNNNGGGGGG! Brrrrrrannng! Burrrrr-rrrrannng!.
When Carlos Santana’s guitar wails, the whole world nods with recognition. His unmistakable tone - fat, long and thick with a sustain that seems to sail on for light-years - is one of the handful of trademark guitar sounds in rock & roll.
If that sound were the only gift that Santana had given to rock music, he’d be well deserving of the place he’s about to assume in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
when you improvise, you really take on a discipline like a samurai.
Photography: Kevin Mazur, WireImage
