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I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels.

Carlos Santana

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Carlos Santana
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 20
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Jazz Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Autlán
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
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