On Tuesday night, legendary musician Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during a concert in Michigan.
The 74-year-old was about 20 minutes on his set at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkson, an outdoor venue on the outskirts of Detroit, when he fainted, prompting medical staff to sprint. on stage, cover him with a tarp and pull him out.
“Medical staff on stage. The crowd asked to pray for him due to a “serious medical” problem, “Roop Raj of Fox 2 Detroit reported.
In a statement, a Santana representative said he was “overwhelmed by heat exhaustion and dehydration” during the show and was “taken to McLaren Clarkson’s emergency department for observation and is fine. “. The video captured by a fan showed Santana greeting the crowd as they walked away.
In early February, Santana announced that he and members of his band had contracted COVID-19, which led them to cancel several tour dates. And late last year, the ten-time Grammy-winning and pioneering Mexican master canceled several appointments at his Las Vegas residence due to his recovery from heart surgery.
“I just wanted to share with you a little bit of clarity specifically about what’s going on with my physique,” Santana said in an online video. “There have been rumors here and there about this and that. So I’m here to crystallize and make it clear. Last Saturday, I had an incident where I asked my wife, Cindy, to give me take me to the hospital because this was happening to my chest. “
Santana achieved prominence by merging rock and roll, blues and Latin jazz, after being influenced by guitarists BB King and Jimi Hendrix, as well as by the band’s leader Tito Puente. He began performing in the 1960s with his band Santana, whose first performance came to Woodstock, with an animated rendition of the group’s song “Soul Sacrifice” featured in the famous 1970 documentary. Woodstock. Santana’s second year album of 1970, Abrasionswith the singles “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Cómo Va”, it reached number 1 on the US album charts and is considered one of the best LPs in history.
After a relatively latent period, Santana returned to the top of the charts with her 1999 album. Supernatural. The collaborative effort, including guest microphone shifts by Eric Clapton, Lauryn Hill and Rob Thomas, who sang “Smooth,” which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard lists for 12 consecutive weeks), sold 30 million copies and won nine Grammys, including Album of the Year. The previous year, he and his band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.