Andy Santana
Andy Santana | |
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| Born | May 18, 1951 San Jose, California, United States |
| Genres | Blues, soul music, Chicago blues, swing, American roots music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Harmonica, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Associated acts | West Coast Playboys |
Andy Santana (born May 18, 1951, San Jose, California, United States) is an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player.[1] He has been performing since the 1970s.
Biography[edit]
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.[2]
Santana has also been employed as a record producer, and completed Jackie Payne's latest album for Delta Groove Productions.
Performance locations[edit]
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
- San Jose Jazz Festival
- San Francisco Blues Festival
- Bammies
- Filmore Auditorium
- Monterey Jazz Festival
- Shoreline Amphitheatre
- Monterey Pop Festival
Discography[edit]
- Tight White Dress – (1991)
- Swingin' Rockin' Jumpin' & Jivin' – (1998) [3]
- Take Me With You – (2007) [4][5]
- Watch Your Step! – (2015) [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sauro, Tony (March 4, 2010). "Distant connection". Stockton Record. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ↑ University of Mississippi; Center for the Study of Southern Culture (1970). "Living blues". Living blues. (194–198): 94. ISSN 0024-5232. OCLC 3759004.
- ↑ Andy Santana and the West Coast Playboys With Junior Watson - Swingin' Rockin' Jumpin' & Jivin', retrieved 2022-04-21
- ↑ Take Me with You - Andy Santana | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-04-21
- ↑ "Blues revue". Blues revue. (110–115): 75. 1994. ISSN 1091-7543. OCLC 31185486.
- ↑ Watch Your Step - Andy Santana, The West Coast Playboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-04-21
External links[edit]
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