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On his upcoming LP, guitar icon Carlos Santana is looking to relive the magic of days passed, and what better way to do that than to get the old band back together?
Noise11 reports that the revived Santana lineup will likely include Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, Neal Schone and Gregg Rolie; the major players of Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970) and Santana III (1971) sans bassist David Brown, who passed away in 2000.
“We have invited the members from the first three albums. It will be like Santana IV,” Carlos told Noise11.
Neal Schon, who went on to form a little band called Journey with Gregg Rolie in 1973, mentioned last week that he was reconnecting with Carlos for a project, but didn’t specify at the time what it would entail. Rolie has also mentioned he would be willing to work with his Santana bandmates once again, most recently in an interview with CBS Local.
In regards to the new album’s sound, Carlos told Noise11, “We have been checking out a lot of African music, African patterns. It was a beautiful common ground for Santana to play African music.”
While no official dates have been announced, a tentative release is planned for 2014, so fans will have to wait patiently.
Dr. John Cooper
Born in Latvia, Dr. John Cooper
migrated with his parents to this
country and grew up on his father's
beet farm. Poor, the only enjoyment
the family had was an old radio his
father recieved in a trade for his older
sister. Evenings were spent listening
to Amos 8- Andy, The Lone Ranger and
other old time radio shows which led
to his interest into the broadcast
industry. Alter 17 years as host of
Ohio's KHOG "Swap Shop" John hit the
big time by swaping his pet hamster,
Mason, for a degree from the College
of Musical Knowledge which he used
to land a gig in Central New York. From
there it was no where but up.
He joined PYX 106 after a short stint on Broadway in Michael Jackson's "The WIZ". His meteoric rise to the top as Program Director came as a surprise to all in the industry. When asked his most memorable moment in radio, John replied, "my interview with the guy who lived next door to the guy who was the third cousin of the guy who whittled a pair of drumsticks for Pete Best."
He joined PYX 106 after a short stint on Broadway in Michael Jackson's "The WIZ". His meteoric rise to the top as Program Director came as a surprise to all in the industry. When asked his most memorable moment in radio, John replied, "my interview with the guy who lived next door to the guy who was the third cousin of the guy who whittled a pair of drumsticks for Pete Best."
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