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Santana's Black Magic Woman
This has probably been asked somewhere before, but is there any record of Peter's reaction to Santana recording his song?
I absolutely love both's many performances and recordings of it up to the present. I am not into organ sounds at all (ruining Vanilla Fudge for me), but Gregg Rollie transcends the instrument creating some real magis (and always has strong but mellow bluesy vocals). Carlos' guitar work always seems inspired on this track, and Neal Schon's when he was with the group. |
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I don't know that there is, but considering Greenie performed it with Santana at the RnR Hall of Fame induction ceremony, I'd say he didn't have a problem with it.
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What about Gregg Allman? Steve Winwood? Benmont Tench with the Heartbreakers?
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P.S. I can't remember any organ in I'm So Afraid which means to me it might as well not have been there. I can recall the drums and the guitar licks and if there was organ it might have been a mere echo of those to my ears. Last edited by becca; 05-15-2006 at 01:38 AM.. |
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In Celmins' book, Peter is quoted as saying "I didn't especially like Santana's version when I first heard it, but then I've grown used to it. But I've always felt very grateful about Carlos doing a cover because Santana made me so much more well known in America - none of my other records did well over there." The book also mentions how much Peter loves playing the song, and that Santana's verison encouraged him to go back on the road with the Splinter Group in 1995, also noting that the Splinter Group's version was somewhere in between the Fleetwood Mac and Santana versions. And as already noted, Peter choosing to play with Santana at the R&RHOF induction says a lot.
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Another Greeny/Santana version of Black Magic Woman ?
From http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=36997
"On Friday, May 10, 2002 when Blue Storm Music recording artist, Peter Green played San Francisco with his band, The Splinter Group, Carlos Santana took advantage of the opportunity to pay homage to the legendary guitarist. He joined the band on stage at Bimbo’s 365 Club for an emotional 12-minute version of “Black Magic Woman” that sent chills up and down the collective spine of the audience. Afterwards, Carlos told the audience, “When I started to play guitar, there were two musicians who really inspired me—B.B. King and Peter Green.” (B.B King has also been quoted as saying, “Peter Green is the only musician who ever made me sweat.”) It began more than 30 years ago when a talented young guitarist from San Francisco formed a band known simply by his last name—Santana. One of the biggest bands at the time was Fleetwood Mac, then riding the crest of the Blues wave that swept British bands like The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals and Cream to the top of the charts in America. As Santana started recording their debut album, Carlos Santana heard a track from Fleetwood Mac that was at the time getting serious attention in the rapidly growing “free form” radio format. The song was “Black Magic Woman,” written by Fleetwood Mac’s founder and lead guitarist, Peter Green. Santana’s version of “Black Magic Woman,” which closely mirrored Fleetwood Mac’s arrangement, and went on to become one of the all-time classic songs on FM radio, from the “free form” days of the ‘60s right on through the Classic Rock formats of today. And while the vast majority of listeners believe Carlos Santana wrote “Black Magic Woman”, Carlos himself has never forgotten who did." |
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Just my opinion, but I much prefer Peter's version.
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