Instruments Harmonica, guitar Name Andy Santana | Years active 1978–present Role Songwriter Labels Independent Albums Take Me With You | |
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Born May 18, 1951 (age 73)
San Jose, California, United States ( 1951-05-18 ) Genres Blues, Soul music, Chicago blues, Swing music, American folk music Similar People Rusty Zinn, Christoffer Andersen, Junior Watson, Mighty Mike Schermer, Angela Strehli Profiles | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Associated acts West Coast Playboys | ||
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Andy Santana (born May 18, 1951, San Jose, California, United States) is an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has been performing since the 1970s.
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- Mc studio class blues harmonica with andy santana
- Biography
- Partial list of venues and festivals at which Santana has performed
- Discography
- References
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.