Santana

Santana is a Latin rock group primarily popular in the seventies. Although they are commonly associated with the sixties counterculture, their first album was not released until 1969. They are considered the definitive Latin rock band. Santana was a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound of the sixties and seventies. Despite being underground at the time, Santana did perform at the Woodstock Festival of 1969, which likely contributed to their mainstream popularity. Despite being a part of the San Francisco sound, they did not play at the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967. Once they became popular, they garnered numerous hit singles and bestselling albums. Their hit Smooth features Matchbox Twenty vocalist Rob Thomas. They became popular quickly for their long jams. The name refers to the entire band, not just the frontman Carlos Santana. When inducted, the entire group was included. Their member Gregg Rollie was also a member of Journey.