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Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán
(Born July 20, 1947)
is an American guitarist,
best known as a
founding member of
the rock band
Born and raised
in Mexico
where he developed
his musical background,
he rose to fame
in the late
1960s and early 1970s
in the
United States
with
Santana,
which pioneered a fusion
of
rock and roll
and
Latin American jazz
Its sound featured
his melodic,
blues-based lines
set against
Latin American
and
African rhythms
played on
percussion instruments
not generally heard
in rock,
such as timbales
and congas.
He experienced a
resurgence of popularity
and critical acclaim
in the late 1990s.
In 2015,
Rolling Stone magazine
listed Santana
at No. 20
on their list of the
100 greatest guitarists.
In 2023,
Rolling Stone
named him
the 11th
greatest guitarist
of all time.
He has won
10 Grammy Awards
and three
Latin Grammy Awards,
and was inducted
along with his
namesake band
into the
Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame
in 1998