gregg rolie sang black magic woman with carlos santana.
who sang black magic woman with carlos santana?
gregg rolie
a year after graduating from high school in 1965, rolie joined carlos santana and others to form the santana blues band, which was later shortened simply to santana. as a co-founding member of santana, rolie was part of the band's first wave of success, including an appearance at the woodstock music and art festival in 1969 and central roles in several hit albums. he was their original lead vocalist, with his voice appearing on well-known santana songs such as "black magic woman" (us #4), "oye como va", "no one to depend on" and "evil ways". he also became well known for his skill on the hammond b3 organ, with solos on many of the aforementioned hits. he has song-writing credits on many tracks from this period. however, persistent differences with carlos santana regarding the musical direction of the band led rolie to leave at the end of 1971.
gregg rolie
santana's version, recorded in 1970, is a medley with gábor szabó's 1966 instrumental "gypsy queen", a mix of jazz, hungarian folk and latin rhythms. the song became one of santana's staples and one of their biggest hits, with the single reaching number four on the "billboard" hot 100 in january 1971. "abraxas" reached number one on the charts and hit quadruple platinum in 1986, partially thanks to "black magic woman".





























"gypsy queen" was omitted from 1974's "santana's greatest hits" album, even though radio stations usually play "black magic woman" and "gypsy queen" as one song.





























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