Carlos Santana: Love, Devotion, Surrender: The Illustrated Story of His Music Journey
By (Author) Jeff Tamarkin
Insight Editions
Insight Editions
2nd July 2025
24th April 2025
United States
General
Non Fiction
Hardback
336
Width 279mm, Height 381mm
Take a journey through Carlos Santanas legendary career, featuring rare photography and ephemera from Santanas archive, documenting more than fifty years of his one-of-a-kind artistry, and his impact on the world of music.
Carlos Santana, named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists and one of the 100 Greatest Artists by Rolling Stone and dubbed as having a bigger influence than Jimi Hendrix by Prince, has been an influential musician since his start in 1965. With numerous awards, including nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, and his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, Santana has cemented his name in rock and roll history.
Now, fans can follow Santana through his musical journey with this gorgeous retrospective book, featuring hundreds of pieces from his personal archives such as rare backstage and onstage photography, tour memorabilia, personal art and correspondence, awards, and photographs of old guitars. This is a collection as rare and unique as the music Santana creates, and one that fans will treasure.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONTENT: Carlos Santana: Love, Devotion, Surrender offers a never-before-seen look at hundreds of pieces from Santanas personal archives, including unpublished photos, sketches, itineraries, tour schedules, and concert tickets.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS given specifically for this volume, from producers (Clive Davis), band members (Gregg Rollie and Michael Carabello), collaborators (Rob Thomas, John McLaughlin, Steve Miller), and an exclusive interview with Santana himself.
COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY: Carlos Santana: Love, Devotion, Surrender is his personal journey, from childhood to now, told in a way he has never done before through his music.
Jeff Tamarkin is a music writer and editor. He has written for numerous publications including Billboard, Playbill, Creem, and Mojo, is the author of several books on rock artists including Bruce Springsteen and Jefferson Airplane, and has written the liner notes for more than 75 albums, for such artists as: The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, The J. Geils Band, Chubby Checker, Merle Haggard, Dean Martin, and many others. Jeff was the editor for Goldmine Magazine, Grateful Dead Comix, and CMJ, has served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and is a consultant to the Grammys.