Posted on 08/27/2015 8:37:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A formerly homeless Oakland man has a new shot at an old dream.
Bay Area legend Carlos Santana has recorded a new album with original members of his band including Marcus Malone, a percussionist who was living on the streets of Oakland until the two were reunited by KRON reporter Stanley Roberts by chance.
Roberts was filming a story about illegal trash dumping in Oakland in December 2013 for his "People Behaving Badly" segment when he encountered Malone among the ruins, stopping to talk to him. He soon learned (and later verified) that Malone was an original member of the Santana Blues Band.
After Roberts' report aired, Santana took to the streets of East Oakland to try to locate Malone. After a few failed attempts, his manager contacted Roberts via Facebook. Video of Santana and Malone subsequently reuniting thanks to Roberts went viral.
Santana soon told CNN that he had written a song called "Magnificent Malone" for Malone to record with him, but Malone told Roberts in August 2014 that it hadn't yet happened, he was still on hard times and he had a "new distance" between him and Santana.
“I’m keeping the faith that whatever has created this new distance between us, too shall pass," Malone wrote. "I know that he’s a champion of righteousness and a highly spiritual man and a supporter of many humanitarian causes. So to entertain that this was a publicity stunt is unfathomable.”
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"It sounds great," Santana told Billboard of the new album, which completed recording this year. "There's so much energy. The songs are so vibrant and I'm really, really grateful. It's just been a great joy all the way around and we can't wait for people to hear it."
Other band members on the project include Greg Rolie and Neal Schon, who both went on to form Journey.
Santana said that the album, which will be released under the name Santana IV, is scheduled to be mixed next month. He hasn't announced a release date, but he told the publication that he will tour with the group in 2016.
Coming to a Native American casino near you.
All a friend can say is ain't it a shame.
Saw Santana live in Denver, the old Rainbow Music Hall around 1980. Learned what “contact buzz” meant
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This will probably suck worse than the original.
The people who played Woodstock didn’t always wind up so great down the road.
One of Johnny Winter’s band mates tried to convince his fellow prison inmates that he’d played Woodstock. It had to sound like a hell of a boast/lie to the other prisoners.
All a friend can say is ain’t it a shame.
Seems like Santana did him a solid.
He’s on the album (which means royalties), and he’s going to tour with the band next year.
Certainly seems like a chance for Malone to get his life back on track.
They need to change their evil ways.
Which did he like better: Woodstock or prison?
The food was about the same.
The bathroom and shower facilities were better in the prison.
lol.
It reminds me of the recording of Love’s “Forever Changes.”
The band members were strung out, so Arthur Lee went into the studio with studio musicians (”even a female bassist,” the liner notes say, not mentioning Carol Kaye), which shocked the band members into pulling themselves together.
Santana, the Che Guerva t-shirt-wearing commie punk.
It wouldn’t be FR if someone didn’t point it out.
“’Magic carpet ride’. Tell us more.”
Hillary & Huma
I did lighting on his first tour, in Milwaukee and Chicago. He was a boring player then, and he’s still playing the same boring stuff now. He’s got a hook, and he’s not capable of going beyond it. BORING!
I’d say that was probably the “Distance” Malone mentioned.
Santana told him he had to get clean for this chance.
Addicts never see themselves at fault for anything.
Black Magic Woman - written by Fleetwood Mac
Oye Como Va - written by Tito Puente
She's Not There - written by The Zombies
Evil Ways - written by jazz guitarist Sonny Henry
I watched the documentary about “The Wrecking Crew” last week on NetFlix. Lots of interview time with Carol Kaye. She was (and is) really remarkable. I had no idea that they did the studio work for Santana.
The eponymous “Santana” album came out in Aug ‘69 just as this young freshman was heading off to college. Was my first exposure to Latin / Jazz / Rock fusion. Great memories of that first effort by Sr. Santana.
I have a question: If the guitar player is boring, what do you as a lighting guy have to do to save the show?
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