02/15/1947
David Brown of the group Santana was born on this day.

09/13/1969
Santana's debut album entered the US chart, where it stayed for two years.

04/17/1970
Santana began sessions for what many consider to be their breakthrough album 'Abraxas' at Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA.

11/14/1970
Santana's 'Black Magic Woman' was released.

03/27/1973
'Rolling Stone' reported that Carlos Santana had changed his name to 'Devadip'.

07/20/1986
Noted guitarist Carlos Santana presided over a double celebration in San Francisco. On his 39th birthday he was the main attraction at a concert in which ex-members of Santana, the band he founded 20 years before, reunited on stage.

08/21/1997
At a press conference in the San Francisco Hard Rock Cafe, Carlos Santana unveiled a limited-edition t-shirt bearing his artwork. He autographed 500 of the shirts for distribution to foreign and domestic markets.

08/17/1998
Carlos Santana received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

02/23/2000
At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Carlos Santana received a record-tying eight Grammy's. Michael Jackson set the record back in 1984 when he won awards for 'Thriller'.

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