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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment:
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Carlos Santana

The person I researched for my guitar project was Carlos Santana. Carlos is a famous guitar player and is known for his mellow rock, jazz-funk, and Latin music. Mellow rock is rock's contribution to MOR (middle of the road), easy listening, and Muzak-it grew out of folk rock's merging with late rock'n' roll balladry, with Carole King at the head of the pack. And jazz-funk are Jazz styles of the late 1960's and 1970's which merge the electric amplification, instrumentation, and directness of rock with some of the more sophisticated improvisitory, rhythmic, and harmonic features of jazz. a funk-styled bass accompaniment was used as the basis for jazz-styled melodic improvision. A unique technique of his would be that he and his band were the first to master Latin polyrythms.

Some background information on Carlos Santana would be that he was born from 1947 to present. He was mainly inspired to play music by his father and his mariachi band. The first interesting fact about his life would be that his band was the first to achieve Latin poly rhythms and rock guitar playing. And the second interesting fact about his life would be that in 1998 his band was formally inducted into the rock hall of fame. Also, he has two brothers and four sisters.

The kind of music that mainly influenced Carlos was mariachi music because that was the kind of music that his father played, and also the kind of music that he was taught to play for about seven years.

A legacy that Carlos has left on the world would be that he and his band created polyrhythms. and he has changed music today music today by creating a new image for Latin /rock music

The most important thing that i learned about Carlos was that he was one of a very large family who cared alot about music in a way that was very complicated yet easy to learn about.

Works Cited is Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Your Source List: Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music www.iconn.org www.wikipedia.org www.santana.com [|http://www.biography.com/people/carlos-santana-9542276?page=1#rock-star]

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || the pack jazz-funk-Jazz styles of the late 1960's and 1970's which merge the electric amplification, instrumentation, and directness of rock with some of the more sophisticated improvisitory, rhythmic, and harmonic features of jazz. a funk-styled bass accompaniment was used as the basis for jazz-styled melodic improvision. || a Yamaha SG 175B, and sometimes a white Gibson SG || 2. he has two brothers and four sisters || 2. in 1998 his band was formally inducted into the rock hall of fame || What do you like about his/her style? || Currently, there are no new or old artist playing this kind of music ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || mellow rock and jazz-funk ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Carlos Santana ||
 * This guitarist lived from ___ to__ _ || 1947-present ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || mellow rock-rock's contribution to MOR (middle of the road), easy listening, and Muzak-it grew out of folk rock's merging with late rock'n' roll balladry, with Carole King at the head of
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || his father taught him how to play violin for seven years ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Mexican mariachi music that his father and his band used to play ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || he was mainly influenced by his father because he was the main musician that he looked up to as he was growing up ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || he also played some Latin music ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || he played a red Gibson SG, different Gibson Les Pauls, a Black Gibson SG Special,
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || 1.he is the fourth oldest child in his family
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || he spent several years working as dishwasher in a diner ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || 1. his band was the first to achieve Latin poly rhythms and rock guitar playing
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. ||  ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || Santana has left a very different legacy on the world today because he created such a specific kind of music that is very hard to recreate. Also, he has left a firm style of music that will never be forgotten. ||