Carlos+Santana

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Name: (first name, last initial):Tyler W.

Write your essay here! : Carlos Santana is a guitarist that was born in 1947 in Autlin De Navarro, Jalisco state, Mexico and is still alive today, he played latin-based rock with an Afro-Cuban beat, which was later named "world music". He also played and invented jazz fusion which is a mix of latin-based rock and jazz. He began performing in 1961 in Tijuana, Mexico at night clubs when he was only eleven. His family then moved to San Fransisco, California, but he soon ran away back to Tijuana to play the circuit again. However, his older brother came to take him back and he ended up in San Fransisco with the rest of his family. He attended Mission High School and learned English. He also discovered many different music styles there such as jazz, blues, international folk music, and classical salsa. While working full-time as a dishwasher in a restaurant, Santana continued to play music, performing on the street for change in the evenings Carlos Santana played 2 types of music and even invented one of them. The type he didn't invent is Latin based rock which is rock revised with some Latin. He also invented jazz fusion which is jazz and Latin based rock combined. It doesn't sound good though but i geuss to some people it does. Two of his most famous songs are "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va". He was influenced by the well known guitarist B.B. King even though he doesn't sound like him. I don't really think my guitarist influenced anyone. He did add another type of music, jazz fusion. He did not really do anything else to change the world of music that I read about.... The most interesting thing to me about Carlos Santana is that he played in night clubs when he was only eleven! It must of been really weird for him and the other people because how young he was. The end.

Works Cited

Sources :

"Carlos Santana." //Dictionary of Hispanic Biography //. Gale, 1996. //Biography In Context //. Web. 7 May 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

"Carlos Santana." //Contemporary Hispanic Biography //. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2002. //Biography In Context //. Web. 7 May 2013.

"Carlos Santana." //Newsmakers//. Detroit: Gale, 2000. //Biography In Context//. Web. 13 May 2013.

"Carlos Santana." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 43. Detroit: Gale, 2003. //Biography In Context//. Web. 13 May 2013.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || What do you like about his/her style? || He is and I don't like his style because its deppressing and wicked boring ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Latin-based rock ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Carlos Santana ||
 * This guitarist lived from __to__ ___ || 1947-present ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || Latin-based rock combined with jazz to create jazz fusion. ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || self taught ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Jazz ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || B. B. King, theres no others, maybe if i didnt use only iconn.org i could find it though ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Jazz fusion ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Electric Guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || He played in nightclubs. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || Played in nightclubs ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. ||  ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || Oye Como Va(1963) Black Magic Woman(1968) ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || He made up jazz fusion and played boring music ||