Andy Santana
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Andy Santana | |
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Born | San Jose, California, United States | May 18, 1951
Genres | Blues, soul music, Chicago blues, swing, American roots music |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Harmonica, guitar |
Years active | 1978–present |
Labels | Independent |
Associated acts |
Andy Santana (born May 18, 1951, San Jose, California, United States) is an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player.[1] He has been performing since the 1970s.
Biography[]
Santana's band has been chosen as the house band or session musicians for blues performances, including the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans with C.P. Love, and at the Bay Area Music Awards backing Bukka White, Joe Louis Walker, the Gospel Hummingbirds and Bonnie Raitt. For five years running they were chosen as the host band for the Hollywood Hall of Fame Festival, backing Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Tucker, Billy Boy Arnold, Dave Myers, Carey Bell and William Clarke.
They were also featured artists at the Santa Cruz Blues Festival backing Earl King. As the host band at Moe's Alley they backed Lou Ann Barton, Jimmy Thackery, Coco Montoya, Tommy Castro, and Chris Cain. In addition, Santana's band backed Nappy Brown at the San Francisco Blues Festival. Santana has recorded and toured with Junior Watson and Angela Strehli.
Santana has also been employed as a record producer, and completed Jackie Payne's latest album for Delta Groove Productions.
Partial list of venues and festivals at which Santana has performed[]
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
- San Jose Jazz Festival
- (four times)
- (twice)
- San Francisco Blues Festival (four times)
- Bammies
- Filmore Auditorium
- Monterey Jazz Festival (four times)
- Shoreline Amphitheatre
- , Belgium
- Monterey Pop Festival
- (twice)
Discography[]
- Tight White Dress – (1991)
- Swingin' Rockin' Jumpin' & Jivin' – (1998)
- Take Me With You – (2007)
- Watch Your Step! – (2015)
References[]
- ^ Sauro, Tony (March 4, 2010). "Distant connection". Stockton Record. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
External links[]
- 1951 births
- Living people
- American blues harmonica players
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- Musicians from San Jose, California
- Guitarists from California
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American male musicians