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LEGENDARY MUSIC EXECUTIVE CREATES SIX EXCLUSIVE PLAYLISTS FOR "THE LEGACY OF" APP, HIGHLIGHTED BY A "THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE" PLAYLIST FEATURING 20 TRACKS, 14 OF WHICH INCLUDE AUDIO COMMENTARY BY CLIVE NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Recordings is proud to announce a brand-new series of playlists created by legendary music executive Clive Davis, appearing exclusively on "The Legacy Of" app on digital music subscription service Spotify. The creation of the...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 16(th), a 13 foot steel, glass, and bronze replica of a PRS SANTANA signature guitar will be unveiled in front of House of Blues Las Vegas in Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in honor of The House of Blues first resident Carlos Santana. The statue was created by premiere American artist and innovator Dale Evers. This immense sculpture is entitled "Wings of Legend." It represents the tens of millions guitars that have become an...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlos Santana and the Santana Band have announced that they will kick off 2013 with a series of January and February dates performing An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live--Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The first show is scheduled for January 19, and tickets are on sale now. Santana began a two-year residency at the venue last year. Additional dates have been announced...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Santana's tour dates on Friday, August 24(th), and Saturday, August 25th at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL as well as their date on Sunday, August 26th at the Ask Gary Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL have been postponed. Michael Vrionis, President of Universal Tone Management, says, "It is with great regret that the upcoming performances featuring Carlos Santana and the Santana Band have been postponed due to circumstances beyond our control....
STEVENSVILLE, Md., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As PRS Guitars' third straight year of partnership with GRAND-AM Road Racing continues, there are more trophies, more Guitar Center Fan Days, more Race to the Stage Auditions, and more concerts to enjoy! 2012 marks the second year that PRS is providing race winners in both classes in the Rolex Sports Car Series a fully functional PRS SE Singlecut customized with GRAND-AM and Rolex Sports Car Series logos. To support this partnership and...
LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Casa Noble Santana Crystal and Reposado Collector Boxes go on sale this summer - just in time for Father's Day! These gift sets celebrate Santana's first four albums, Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), Santana III (1971), Caravanserai (1972), all considered cornerstones of the musical legacy of Santana making them a natural fit with Casa Noble's Crystal and Reposado tequilas, the most awarded products in Casa Noble's history of superior...
LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Milagro Foundation, established in 1998 by musician Carlos Santana and his family, passed the $5-million mark in grant-giving earlier this spring. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Milagro is a publicly supported foundation benefiting underserved and vulnerable children through grants to community-based, non-profit organizations in the areas of education, health, and the arts. Milagro means "miracle," and the Foundation's name...
LAS VEGAS, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul "Skip" Rickert, a veteran tour manager, producer, and accountant with more than 30 years of experience working with many of music's top artists, has been named Tour Director for Carlos Santana and the Santana Band. The appointment was announced by Michael Vrionis, CEO of Universal Tone Management, which handles Carlos Santana's personal management, and Cristalino, Inc., the corporate entity that encompasses all Santana-related...
LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shape Shifter, the new album from Carlos Santana and the Santana Band, debuted this week at #16 in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 top-selling albums chart, and at #2 on the indie chart. It is Santana's 13th Top 20 album debut, and the group's 30th top 200 charting release overall. It follows up 2010's Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, which made Santana the only act in Billboard history, other than the Rolling...
LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two legendary groups join forces as Carlos Santana and the Santana Band announce six special co-headlining concerts with The Allman Brothers Band during July 2012. The dates kick off July 22 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Lake, NY, and wrap July 30 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Highlights also include shows at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on July 24, and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ on...
