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Santana To Reunite Early Lineup, Including Neal Schon

Late last week, Neal Schon hinted at a reunion between himself and guitarist Carlos Santana in an interview with Australian music website Noise11.

2013/02/25

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Which Santana Song Is Tim McGraw’s Favorite Valentine’s Day Jam?

Country superstar and rock and roll fan Tim McGraw is currently celebrating his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, hitting Number One on the Billboard country album chart. (It’s the 14th time he has topped that chart.)

2013/02/14

Adele Sells 10 Million Records In U.S.

Adele joins other artists like Whitney Houston, the Backstreet Boys and N’Sync who have reached the milestone.

2012/12/04

Gregg Rolie On A Journey Reunion: ‘I Would Do That!’

Rolie says that he had a blast performing with Journey, and that he was surprised by the audience reaction, as he had been out of the band for nearly three decades by that point. “I was kind of shocked. A friend of mine was in the audience, and a guy right behind him said ‘That’s Greg f***ing Rolie!’ I didn’t know that was my middle name!”

2012/08/30

photo credit: C.J. Broyles, R&R Productions

Gregg Rolie On A Santana Reunion: “I Think It’s A Great Idea”

One of the hottest tours of the summer was The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson reunion. On the list of legendary bands who are estranged from important former (living) members, Santana ranks high. So what would it take to get the group’s original singer, Gregg Rolie, back into the fold for an album and/or tour?

2012/08/28

Roger Daltrey of The Who at Woodstock (video still courtesy of SoundMojo).

Looking Back On The Beginnings Of Woodstock For The CBS-FM Hall Of Fame

Woodstock, the name is so identifiable with one of the biggest cultural experiences of the 60′s! Names like The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone and Santana are just some […]

2012/08/17

Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes join Santana onstage/photo credit: Maria Ives

Santana And The Allman Brothers Band Bring Improvisation, Collaboration To PNC Bank Arts Center

The most surprising thing about the tour is that it hadn’t happened before now. There was clearly a respect and a bond between the two bands. It’s truly a co-headlining affair: The Allmans played first, whereas the prior night at Long’s Island’s Nikon At Jones Beach, they closed the show.

2012/07/26

WCBS-FM’s Summer Tour Guide

Summer’s here, which means the time is right for dancing in the seats (or on the lawn, if you’re on a tight budget) under the stars. As the temperature rises, rock, pop and country tours tend to leave arenas to give fans the experience of hearing their favorite performers live under the stars (or under the rain, if you’re unlucky).

2012/05/25

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for DCP

Santana, Willie Nelson Debut In Top 20 On Album Chart

American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert makes a chart feat this week as the first openly gay artist to score a No. 1 album with his Trespassing, with fellow Idol alum Carrie Underwood, Adele, Tenacious D and Norah Jones rounding out the top five. But further down the line, a few classic artists make high debuts this week on the Billboard 200 album chart.

2012/05/23