Carlos Santana
Wins
10
Nominations
14
Category
Biography
"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace."
- Born Carlos Santana July 20, 1947, in Jalisco, Mexico.
- Carlos Santana's breakthrough moment came at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 before the band released their eponymous debut album. They thrilled the crowd with the electrified Latin groove of "Evil Ways" and a ferocious 11-minute jam on "Soul Sacrifice." Santana's 1970 follow-up album, Abraxas, went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and contained the defining hits "Oye Como Va" and "Black Magic Woman." He had a surprise No. 1 hit single in 1999 with "Smooth," a track that combined Santana's soaring guitar sound with vocals by Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas.
- Carlos Santana received his first GRAMMY win as a solo artist for "Blues For Salvador," which won Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) for 1988. In 1999 Santana's Supernatural took home Album Of The Year, and "Smooth" took home Record Of The Year. Carlos Santana first appeared on the GRAMMY stage at the 41st GRAMMY Awards in 1999, when he teamed with Lauryn Hill to perform "To Zion."
- Carlos Santana was managed early in his career by famed rock and roll impresario Bill Graham. The two met when Graham caught a young Santana trying to climb into Graham's second floor office in order to sneak into a Cream/Paul Butterfield Blues Band show at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
- Carlos Santana has two works in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, his 1969 self-titled debut album, and 1970's follow-up, Abraxas.
- Carlos Santana was honored as The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in 2004.
- In 1998 Carlos Santana started the Milagro Foundation to support underrepresented children and youth in the areas of arts, education and health.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Carlos Santana
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals Winner
The Game Of Love
Michelle Branch, Carlos Santana
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Love Of My Life (Track)
Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Dave Matthews, Benny Rietveld
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Pop Instrumental Performance Winner
El Farol
Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Benny Rietveld
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Best Instrumental Composition
El Farol (Track)
KC Porter, Carlos Santana
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals Winner
Smooth
Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Rob Thomas, Benny Rietveld
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Put Your Lights On
Everlast, Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Benny Rietveld
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
The Calling
Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Eric Clapton, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Benny Rietveld
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Album Of The Year Winner
Supernatural
Mike Couzzi, Benny Faccone, David Frazer, Jim Gaines, Clive Davis, Comissioner Gordon, John Gamble, Charles Goodan, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Art Hodge, Tom Lord-Alge, Glenn Kolotkin, Tony Lindsay, Jeff Poe, Raul Rekow, Fher Olvera, KC Porter, Matty Spindel, Warren Riker, Carlos Santana, Santana, Dust Brothers, John Karpowich, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Chester Thompson, Stephen M. Harris, Rodney Holmes, David Thoener, Andy Grassi, Karl Perazzo, Anton Pukshansky, Dante Ross, Matt Serletic, John Seymour, Alvaro Villagra, Chris Theis, T-Ray, Tony Prendatt, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, Alex Gonzales, Benny Rietveld, Jim Scott
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Maria Maria
Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Benny Rietveld
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Record Of The Year Winner
Smooth
Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, David Thoener, Karl Perazzo, Matt Serletic, Rob Thomas, Benny Rietveld
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Best Rock Album Winner
Supernatural
Clive Davis, Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Steve Fontano, Benny Rietveld
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Every Now And Then (Track)
Carlos Santana, Vernon Reid
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Luz Amor Y Vida (Track)
Carlos Santana, Santana, Carlos Miyares Hernandez, Jorge Santana
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
Blues For Salvador
Carlos Santana
