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Neal Schon (left) and Gregg Rolie onstage at the Moody Center in Austin, TX
Watch Journey perform Black Magic Woman with Steve Lukather and original vocalist Gregg Rolie

By Matt Parker Published

Rolie joined former bandmate Neal Schon and the Toto man in Austin, Texas for a trip down memory lane

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Alex Lifeson, founding member of Rush, and Robby Krieger, founding member of The Doors perform onstage at the Medlock-Krieger All-Star Concert benefiting The Pat Tillman Foundation, Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara & Colontown/PalTown Development Foundation at Bogie's on October 24, 2022 in Westlake Village, California.
Watch Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger join forces for 8-minute jam of Santana's Evil Ways

By Sam Roche last updated

The Rush and Doors guitarists traded smooth Latin-inspired classic rock leads at a recent benefit concert in California

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Carlos Santana performs live in 1988
Carlos Santana: "You'll get scratched once in a while when you jam with other people. But that's all part of it. You have to be bold"

By Bill Milkowski Published

In this 1988 GW interview, Santana opines on the power of the blues, his collaborations with John Lee Hooker, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, and the high-wire magic of jamming

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Santana Playing For Change Oye Como Va
Watch Carlos Santana update Oye Como Va with the help of 25 musicians around the world

By Matt Parker Published

Tal Wilkenfeld features on the guitar legend's reimagining of his iconic Tito Puente cover for the charity Playing For Change

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Brian Baker
Brian Baker: “This whole journey is based on right place, right time and luck – I didn’t realize I was a professional musician until I’d been one for 20 years”

By Jim Beaugez Published

The Bad Religion guitarist and bona fide punk legend talks vintage guitars, new band Fake Names, and that time he jammed with Carlos Santana when he was just 12 years old

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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana: “I’ve always really loved B.B. King and Peter Green, and I wanted to combine that with Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria”

By Mark McStea Published

The guitar legend reflects on the making of his star-studded new album, Blessings and Miracles, and explains that for an artist, the universe can be the wind beneath your wings

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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana cancels Las Vegas residency following health scare and "unscheduled heart procedure"

By Matt Owen Published

The 74-year-old, who was set for an eight-show stint at Mandalay Bay's House of Blues, was taken to hospital after experiencing chest discomfort

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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana: “When I play guitar, I’m a kid with a first-class ticket to Disneyland, and I can go on any ride I want”

By Henry Yates Published

As the guitar god returns with a new all-star collaboration album, Blessings and Miracles, he joins us to talk Strats, snakes, improv and acid…

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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana reveals his new album is his first ever to not feature a Mesa/Boogie amp

By Matt Owen Published

For Blessings and Miracles, the PRS-wielding ace veered away from his stalwart setup and swapped out his Mesa/Boogie for Dumbles and Bludotones

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Ernie Isley
The secrets behind Ernie Isley’s guitar tone on The Isley Brothers’ That Lady

By Chris Gill Published

Fuzzed-out, phase-shifted, wah-augmented – how to nail one of the coolest soul-funk guitar tones of all time

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