Santana ~ Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 1970 Extended Meow Mix

Carlos Santana holds the distinction of waiting 30 years from the chart debut of his first single “Jingo“ 1969 to 1999 when he got his first #1 single “Smooth“, making him the MOST patient man on earth! Remember when the rest of the world caught on to him and his LP Supernatural? I was thrilled to hear he was back and man did not disappoint and it all started with their electrifying performance at the original Woodstock in 1969. His talent has always been apparent to me even when I was 10. It just transfixed me like Pink Floyd did later on, the guitar work on both were the best I had ever heard up to then. My neighbors were teenagers and they were rockin’ to classic rock back when it was just rock. They played Santana’s break though album, “Abraxas“ with its daringly sexy artwork and even sexier music underlined by the latin rhythms of three songs from that album “Evil Ways“(#9)“Black Magic Woman“ (#4) and “Oye Como Va“ (#13) th