SANTANA RETURNS TO WOODSTOCK
CARLOS SANTANA returned to the site of the Woodstock festival for the fir st time since his career-defining debut there in 1969 at the weekend (17J ul10) for a nostalgic concert in front of 15,000 fans.
The guitar great was briefly overcome with emotion midway through his s et when the weight of the past caught up with him and he told fans, "All of us who were here remember the magic. Only love can conquer hate. This is Woodstock. This is the place where miracles can happen… This is grou nd zero of peace and love." Santana hadn’t even released an album when they stole the show at Woods tock in 1969, after agreeing to take an early time slot when massive crow ds heading to the festival prevented several acts from arriving on time.
Before his show with Steve Winwood on Saturday, Santana toured the Beth el Woods Center for the Arts in New York state, which includes an interac tive Woodstock museum and visited the monument where the festival stage o nce stood.
According to RollingStone.com, he also watched his band’s legendary Woo dstock festival performance in a screening room - footage that played beh ind him on a big screen as he performed later.
As well as playing his own hits, Santana offered a tribute to the 1960s , playing his version of songs by the Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Cream. (KL/
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