Graduating from Tulane University Law School in 1968, Livingston joined the law practice of David C. Treen, who would become Louisiana's first Republican congressman and governor since Reconstruction. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Dennis is maybe the best power-groove drummer on the planet right now---such a serious pocket. Santana Smooth Drum Cover (Carlos Santana ft Rob Thomas) Here's our Smooth drum cover! In 2009, Bob Livingston completed another tour sponsored by the U.S. State Department to France, Switzerland and several nations in Africa[15][16] and in February 2017 played in Karachi, Pakistan. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Dennis Chambers (ds), Paoli Mejias Ramos (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), David K. Mathews (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo), Andy Vargas (vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g). Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): That fall, I met Michael Carabello for the first time. The tape "Live at the Fillmore 1968" was not released until nearly 30 years later. Michael Carabello would tell me that the first time he ever saw me play was during the few weeks we played with Joyce. [10] Livingston learned late on the night of December 15, 1998just days before the full House of Representatives was about to begin debating the impeachment of President Clintonthat Flynt had been in contact with at least one woman with whom he had had an extramarital affair. Allegations, however, surfaced of "tombstone" votes for Tonry in both the primary and general election. Tom Coster is replaced by Chris Rhyne. However, early in his career, he landed a spot on the powerful Appropriations Committee. () He stayed with us for almost seven years, into the 80s, and I learned a lot from him. () I started hanging around with him more and more. On the way to Rod's house on 587 Noe Street at 19th Street, in the mostly gay Castro District, Carlos kept telling them how much of a fan he was of The Mockers and how he went to all their gigs. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Dennis Chambers (ds), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Bobby Allende (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Salvador Santana (kbd), Andy Vargas (vo), Jeff Cressman (tb), William Ortiz (tp), Tommy Anthony (rhythm g). Doug Rauch (b) travels with them for the European tour. Steve and Rod had only heard sounds like that from albums that were recorded in professional recording studios, but never from someone who just play a guitar plugged in a probably 6" speaker in someone living room! Livingston was denied victory when a third-party candidate, former Sixth District Congressman John Rarick, formerly of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, filed as an independent in the last days of the race. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), David Margen (b), Graham Lear (ds), Pete Escovedo (perc), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Greg Walker (vo), (left to right ) Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Chris Rhyne (kbd), Greg Walker (vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Chris Solberg (g/kbd), Graham Lear (ds), Pete Escovedo (perc, David Margen (b), Armando Peraza (perc/vo). But you have to really dive into it, because it can be very, very deep. I started to feel good about my playing and about doing it in public. Donnell Spencer. Instagram. During one committee session, he brandished an alligator skinning knife, a Bowie knife, and a machete to demonstrate his seriousness as a budget-cutter. Jose Pepe Jimenez (ds) first show with the band is on Nov 13, 2013. Playing the blues was the thing we were most proud of, and the word blues was in the names of some our favorite groups. [28] His stated role is to enhance relations between the United States and the Republic of Egypt, which he perceives as critical to a resolution of tension in the Middle East. he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. () Soon he had me playing with his band on some shows. () We also had David Sancious in that band. () Most important, Carabello took me to Aquatic Park. (p347), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Actually, Ill put it this way: in hindsight, that 1973 band---with Leon Thomas, Armando and Chepito, TC and Kermode, Dougie, Shireve, and me---was musically the best and most challenging band Ive ever been in. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Myron Dove (b), Walfredo De Los Reyes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo). Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Rodney is one of those musicians who is the whole package: hes smart and can listen and react, and he has the right combination of chops and musicality. We were a leaderless band. Karl Perazzo (perc/vo) not pictured. New Releases. () David Brown was basically a silky person to be around. Carlos Santana, nedless to say, when to form his own Santana Blues Band few months later (with Stan Marcum as manager), Rod Harper will play with other local bands included the above mentioned Santana Blues Band (1967), and the Allmen Joy (1967-69), and also Tony Lenzini will play with other local bands. CT stayed with us until 2009, but I think his desire to leave started with the Supernatural tours and the changes we were going through. Modern Drummer #60 (1984) Modern Drummer. Livingston's discography spans beyond progressive country, singer-songwriter and rock music to such myriad recordings as film music for The Texas Chain Saw massacre,[13] environmental and peace activist albums, and a children's record on A Gentle Wind called, Open The Window. This article is about the musician. [36] Livingston said taking the fundraising assignment for the Louisiana GOP would not in any way undermine the work of The Livingston Group.[36]. Shrieve was the last connection to the old band, the last person whom I would confer with and sometimes defer to. So I put down the bass, left Javier, and went back to El Convoy. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Rodney Holmes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo), Andy Vargas (vo). Leon Patillo is replaced by Luther Rabb. Gregg was our new lead singer, and we started adding songs he liked to sing. Like a rhythm section for hire, the three of us would join up with other groups. It was said that Edwards had wanted to face Livingston in a general election and that he would then have remained around for the second balloting. Cindy Blackman-Santana (ds) Unknown Date, Santana #71. () Tom was a good rhythm guitarist, and he was into the blues, but even though he was the guy whod brought me out, something did not work with us at the end. He was so special, they liked him, and he was great to be around. Well drop everything for you, but you got to drop them. () I knew they were right, but Danny and Gus were my oldest friends in San Francisco. () We clicked even before we started playing. Bandleader Carlos Santana (g,perc,vo) not pictured, Santana #7 Didi Zill. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Then we found Doc Livingston, who came from somewhere in South Bay. Benny Rietveld is replaced by Alphonso Johnson. (left to right) Danny Haro, Carlos Santana, Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez, Unnamed Band #1. Early in his teens Gus formed a band with his brother, Al and friend, Danny Haro that eventually became part of The Santana Blues Band featuring good friend, Carlos Santana. Curtis Salgado is replaced by Tony Lindsay. Quote from Steve LaRosa (Facebook Feb 17, 2014): My name is misspelled, but I played with Carlos and Rod pre-Santana days, 1966, in a band called The Mocker Manor Blues Band (yehI know! The fire that Neal brought was a white, white heat. He was reelected eleven times, dropping below 80 percent of the vote only once, in 1992. Michael Shrieve is replaced by Walfredo De Los Reyes. I called Ndugu---he played on one track for Borboletta because it looked like Shrieve needed more time to recover---and I asked him to come on the road with us. [6] 2014 saw two recordings of Livingston's song "On A Dream With You" by Texas artists, Walt and Tina Wilkins, on their new "Be Mine" CD and by beloved Texas turned Santa Fe singer/song stylist, Bill Hearne, on his latest CD, "All That's Real. Raul Rekow is not present for the end of the 2013 "Sentient" European Tour (last show played on July 19, 2013). Michael Carabello is replaced by Marcus Malone. We asked Michael to join the band almost immediately, and he said yes. He was nominated as the Republican candidate for Speaker without opposition, and as the GOP had retained a narrow majority in the House, this effectively made him Speaker-elect. There, he met a folk group called Three Faces West, whose members included Texas artist Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rick Fowler and Wayne Kidd. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Keith Jones (b), Walfredo De Los Reyes (ds), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo). (left to right) Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Pabo Tellez (b/vo), Santana #24 with Joel Badie (mc/hand perc) (5th from left) London, UK, Santana #28. [14] During his career, Bob has performed with a long list of musicians: Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie Nelson, Willis Alan Ramsey, Leon Russell, and Garth Brooks. Gaylord Birch is replaced by Graham Lear. I was in awe of the folks that would come in there because they wore working professional drummers, who would just hang out and shoot the shit. (p110-111). Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) not pictured. This instantly made him one of the most powerful members of Congress. Named in tribute to Shorters 1969 solo album Super Nova, the band only played one show at Jazz At The Bowl. (p298-299), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Tom Rutley (b), Douglas Rauch (b/g), Michael Shrieve (ds), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), James Mingo Lewis (perc), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Rico Reyes (perc/vo), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Neal Schon (g). () I did something I never expected Id do on my own---I went to church. (acoustic g). Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Ndugu left and recommended Gaylord. () We got together a few times to jam, and they were freaking out because I knew all these songs and I could play chords and a lot of lead. Raul Rekow returns to the band. () I wasnt thinking of disengaging Michael Shireve from the band when he got sick, but that was what happened. () Very seldom will people leave because thet want to. Orestes Vilato joins the band. Chris Solberg joins the band. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Billy Johnson (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo). (p148). This, together with his conservative stances on most issues, made him popular with his constituents, most of whom had never been previously represented by a Republican. [2], Livingston left Lubbock in 1969 and moved to Red River, New Mexico. His friends from all over the Bay Area loved him because "Gus was always there" for them. drum methods; Vern Spevak. (p175-176-177), Carlos Santana (g), David Brown (b), Rod Harper (ds), Marcus Malone (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), (left to right ) Carlos Santana (g), Marcus Malone (perc), Bob Doc Livingston (ds) (seated), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), David Brown (b). Michael Shrieve (ds). Tokyo, Japan, Santana #17 with Deborah Santana, Sri Chinmoy. John . () For me and many musicians, this was also when we started to feel that the resonance of our convictions could change the world. The US State Department. () We kept playing into the night. He also sits in at El Convoy. () I gave it a try and wanted it to work. Shop; Travel; Watch; Read His first venture was to create a multi-cultural group of musicians from Texas and India called Cowboys & Indians. Bob "Doc" Livingston : Robert Terry Livingstone : American drummer, on 'Santana' from 1967 to 1969. Joel Spencer. Acting as lobbyist for Egypt Livingston "helped stall a Senate bill that called on Egypt to curtail human rights abuses" in 2010. () Tom Fraser was a singer and guitarist who had been looking to put together a band and was at the Fillmore Auditorium that afternoon. In the tape you can heard Tony playing an old borrowed acoustic guitar with a pickup on it, and Carlos playing his white Gibson SG electric guitar through his little black Vox amp. [25] Another important client was the Republic of Turkey, on whose behalf the Group lobbied until March 2008. Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), David Brown (b), Michael Shrieve (ds), Michael Carabello (perc), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo). Find Bob Livingstone credit information on AllMusic. We played all night long and at the end of the night we all gathered in a small room off to the side. You know, somebody always comes along and wants to play your drum. So this guy comes up and asks me if his friend could play and I said Sure, and this guy sits down and plays some shit I had never heard. Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): My dad knew his position, how to work hard. In 2003, Livingston was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. Armando Peraza and Francisco Aguabella are replaced by Raul Rekow and Jose Chepito Areas. Gephardt had previously urged Livingston to reconsider his resignation, having pledged not to make an issue of the extramarital affair if he became Speaker. David Brown joins the band after the show played at the Grant & Green Salon, San Francisco, CA in July 1967. Livingston and his son gave performances and workshops on the art of guitar playing, songwriting craft, and a history of Texas music and folklore. Im not sure why we had to, but Carabello could be such a goofball sometimes, showing up late or not at all. We can tell that. Santana: Drums : 2012 : The Anthology '68-'69: The Early San Francisco Years: Santana: Drums : 1990 : Fred Penner's Place . What could I say? () The guy, Jose Areas, played congas on one tune, then timbales on another---then soloed on trumpet, too! Pablo Tellez is replaced by David Margen. After the dismantling of The Mocker Manor Blues Band, and before starting the Santana Blues Band in early Feb 1967, Carlos Santana resumes playing with his two friends Haro and Rodriguez (with whom he started the Unnamed Band #1 back in Sept-Oct 1962), plus Michael Carabello. Bob Livingston's related artists. () My mom told me she had spent all the money. (p464), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Dennis Chambers (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Andy Vargas (vo). Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): When Dougie came in on bass, and with Mingo on the congas, it was a whole new kind of rhythm---more flexible and looser. It was called Grant & Green because thats where it was. (left to right) Alex Ligertwood (g/vo), Graham Lear (ds), Alphonso Johnson (b), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Sterling Crew (kbd), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Greg Walker (vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Alphonso Johnson (b), Graham Lear (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Buddy Miles (g/vo). The Livingston Group's clients have included Citigroup, the United States Chamber of Commerce, and Verizon Communications. Panhandle, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, Palace Of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA Coni Beeson, (left to right) Johnny Rae, Armando Peraza, Toots Thielemans, Cal Tjader. Carlos Santana is asked by his guru Sri Chinmoy to form a group that would play short sets of his songs. The Livingstons have three biological sons, Robert, Richard and David, and an adopted daughter, SuShan a/k/a Susie. In his autobiography The Universal Tone, Carlos Santana says that Steve LaRosa joins the Santana Blues Band. [2] (SFGate March 21, 2004): RODRIGUEZ, Sergio "Gus" - April 2, 1948 - March 3, 2004 Gus Rodriguez, 55, passed away on March 3, 2004 in Stockton. Twitter. (left to right) Armando Peraza (perc/vo), James "Mingo" Lewis (perc), Santana #12. (p407-408), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Alphonso Johnson (b), Graham Lear (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Greg Walker (vo), Alex Ligertwood (g/vo). But that was it---there was no official separation announcement, no press release, and no legal agreement. Texas Commission on the Art's Touring Roster 2020 - 2022.' (p385), (left to right ) Pablo Tellez (b/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc), Graham Lear (ds), Greg Walker (vo), (left to right ) Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Greg Walker (vo), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Graham Lear (ds), Pete Escovedo (perc), David Margen (b). Keith Jones is replaced by Alphonso Johnson. "[20] Years later, Livingston recalled giving Hastert "a foot-thick binder" filled with notes intended to help him become a successful Speaker, "and if he read any part of the thing, I'd be surprised. Kirjurinluoto Park, Pori, Finland, Santana #39 (Reunion Band) Ken Friedman, Santana #39 (Reunion Band) Ken Friedman, Santana #45. Armando Peraza is replaced by Raul Rekow. Carlos Santana (g), Steve LaRosa (b), Rod Harper (ds), Tony Lenzini (rhythm g, vo). Alex Ligertwood is replaced by Tony Lindsay. haha). Have an old tape of Carlos, Rod, me and (the late) Tony Lenzini playing some blues at Rods house on 19th and Noe. (p306), (left to right ) Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), James Mingo Lewis (perc), Richard Kermode (kbd), Michael Shrieve (ds), Douglas Rauch (b/g), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): That was a really nice combination---TC and Kermode. () In my mind I wasnt just playing the blues---I was living the blues. He is currently a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist. [17]) In a subsequent speech, hurriedly written after consultation with the White House, Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri proclaimed "We need to stop destroying imperfect people at the altar of an unobtainable morality", and praised Livingston and encouraged members to applaud him, which they did, giving the Louisianan standing ovations. Circus Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany, Santana #10 after being deported from Peru. There was Chepito, (Jos Areas, a recent immigrant from Nicaragua,) on stage, alternating between congas, timbales, and trumpetMichael was further blown away, as were Carlos Santana and Gregg Rolie on a subsequent visit, and Chepito was invited to join Santana. There was a Drum Shop there that was called Drumland and for a high school kid into the drums, it was intoxicating. Quote from Carlos Santana (Richard B. Simon/Carlos Santana The Healer/Relix Vol 32 No 6 Sept/Oct 2005): In Tijuana, I learned a lot about stripping women, literally, with the music. At one point, Carlos can be heard asking whether they had a joint or some weed, which they almost always did! Victor Pantoja (perc) and Rico Reyes (perc) play with the band occasionally after the European tour. 357 magnum semi auto pistol reviews. () I started to learn about phrasing. Carlos went on to form the Santana Blues Band, and I went on to help form Malo and Sapo not much longer there after. The answer came to him at a percussion jam near San Franciscos Ocean Beach. Press Conference. Well be your managers, they said. (left to right) Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Freddie Ravel (kbd/vo) Unknown Date, Santana #68. Alphonso Johnson is replaced by Myron Dove. After the 1990 census, Livingston's district gained conservative Washington and Tangipahoa parishes from the 6th district while relinquishing equally conservative Saint Bernard and Plaquemines to the 3rd district. Quote from Richard Bean (Private Facebook Chat with Santanamigos Feb 20, 2012): The members of that band were local musicians who were not that dedicated and thats why it broke up. One of Michaels contributions was his insistence that Santana record Tito Puentes song Oye Como Va, which became one of their biggest hits. Billy Johnson is replaced by Walfredo De Los Reyes. Santana: Drums : 2004 : Instant Party: Mel Torm: Trombone . Santana was never exclusive---like many bands, we played and jammed and did sessions with each other and found new ideas and people to go on the road with. Thanks to their appearance at Woodstock, their eponymous album was a smash hit right out of the gate, with its single "Evil Ways" making it into the Billboard Top Ten in 1969. Drummers went in and out for a while. () I saw them from the sink where I was washing dishes and said to myself, I shouldnt be doing this anymore. () The other decision I had to make was to finally leave home. Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. Eventually, Murphey and Walker's interchangeable band condensed into their own group, called The Lost Gonzo Band. The rapper's song contained a music sample of "Hold On", a song written by Livingston and Ray Wylie Hubbard and recorded by the Lost Gonzo Band but never formally released (but it was released by McKendree Spring on their 1975 album, Get Me to the Country). Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Benny Rietveld (b), Rodney Holmes (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Karl Perazzo (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tony Lindsay (vo). Howlin' Dog Records released Livingston's latest CD, Up The Flatland Stairs, January 10, 2018. He was completely unopposed in 1986, 1996 and 1998. Note: Ray Greene is not present in 2021 (last show on Feb 1, 2020, and comeback on Jan 26, 2022). (black jacket), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Bill Graham (Santana Management) (floor), Pablo Tellez (b/vo), Jose Chepito Areas (perc), ? Cowboys & Indians is supported by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Economic Development Department of Austin. After Tony Lindsays departure, Andy Vargas becomes the only vocalist of the band. View cart for details. Steve LaRosa remembered that Don told them that Carlos would be a good fit, but Rod Harper remembered that actually Don told them he didn't think he would be a fit because he was pretty good but was very young and Mexican. () We had two Chester Thompsons. () I liked Neals dexterity, and he brought a lot of fire for someone so young, yet in a humble way. You believe him. at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. () He can make you feel God in his singing---as he did when he sang Somewhere In Heaven on the Milagro album in 92. 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