Santana - "Black Magic Woman" | 1998 Induction

Santana and Peter Green perform "Black Magic Woman" at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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[@suzanneengland8978]

Peter Green, one of the greatest blues/rock guitarists ever, wrote this song for Fleetwood Mac. What a legend. There is so much emotion in his music. RIP💔

[@kekleon-Gamer]

The best part is, both bands were inducted in the same year!

[@davidsmith5899]

When Peter plays his solo in the middle of the number...what a depth....what a tone....his playing is stunning...like a kiss...the other musicians faces say it all..."we could play with this guy forever"

[@unclescroge2989]

Rest In Peace Peter Green, you'll be greatly missed.

[@bigbasil1908]

He's immortalised now

[@ronnyvonallmen6892]

Peter’s playing is “Still” so Incredibly Tasteful…No Flash but straight from his Soul…..

[@JoseSantos-eg2oz]

Peter Green had a blast, he deserved the fun, the recognition and the respect.

[@pstick9934]

Nice respect from carlos to the man who wrote the song , your a good man carlos.

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

Carlos know that Peter was one of the best ever.

[@rockybarzini8786]

Rest in peace Peter green and thank for leting this guys to cover your masterpiece the greatest cover song matter effect Santana owen the song

[@ptournas]

I remember watching Peter Green do this at the Boston Tea Party in early 1970. It was about the third time I saw them there and not long before he left the band. The video of that performance is on KZbin. I also met Christine McVie and Jenny Boyd at the bar (it was really a refreshment stand- no alcohol). I had no idea that they were with the band and asked if they wanted to go out for a few drinks after the show. They never said they were with the band, just very nicely and politely turned me down. I thought they were probably college students or tourists. 😊 It wasn't until a few years later when I saw Christine on the cover of a new Fleetwood Mac album that I realized she was one of the girls there that night. And it was years after that that I realized the other girl was Jenny Boyd, who married Mick Fleetwood a few months after that encounter.

[@debbieedwards711]

Magnificent!!! This song and the whole album Abraxas was one of the best in rock history.

[@terryandrews7271]

Debbie I couldn't agree with you more, Something about his music and those 2 or 3 years, I saw him as Saint Louis years later and he was going through one of his Phases of faith , He was still great but the music was different. But I still love Santana☮☮☮

[@MariaRodriguez-lv5gx]

Abraxas is one of the best of all time. When I first heard the album back in late '60s I was totally mesmerized. I am Latin but I didn't care for the music my parents listened to. When I came to the U.S. I loved rock & roll and when Santana mixed rock w/ those Latin rhythms I was totally blown away. He got my Latin blood boiling! He is so talented that words cannot explain it. In a class by himself.

[@PAKiller1]

I read Abraxas was voted the best album to make love to.. I agree.. just play it on CD version so that you don’t have to get up and turn the album over 😁

[@gotgame226]

Peter Green what a legend!

[@PhantasusRex]

My God the percussions and drums! Lord have mercy! Insanely good!

[@MrHamAndPrepper]

A Master Class ..... does not get any better this is the pinnacle you have reached the top !

[@fearagon2638]

Changes my heartbeats and the energy so contagious so brilliant all of them

[@mikeparadis9037]

Nearly 25 years on, the tribute to Peter Green still resonates.

[@alexv850]

I miss you Peter so much. Your music will love on with me till I live and will live on with millions of other fans too. RIP Peter

[@Ogsonofgroo]

What a lucky crowd! RIP Mr. Green, the music lives on and I'm pretty sure you do too.

[@J2000LT]

Thank you for your beautiful music Peter - you are a legend and will be missed!

[@johnlemon874]

2:50 perfect choice of notes, I will always admire that man's phrasing

[@womanofsubstance8735]

Black Magic Woman. It doesn't get any better than that! Thank You.

[@elainemeyer5062]

I don’t know why so many people are writing 👎 comments to Santana’s version of this song and comparing it with another artist’s? It’s not fair to say that one is better than another in music - EACH performer’s treatment of the same song will never be exactly identical to another’s, and that’s the way it should be imo! Carlos sounds great 👍 to me here, as he does in his other songs/videos. BTW: I’m NOT a 🎸ist, but rather was a classically trained pianist and organist since I was 5 (I’m now in my late 60’s), but do love ❤️ ALL genres of music to this day. I like them so much that I bought tickets to see them in concert next month (May ‘23) with front row center stage floor seats. I had an extremely hard time finding someone to even go with me, or who had ever heard of him or his music (and it was my ‘treat’ too)! Finally a Dominican friend of mine was familiar with Santana AND liked them as much as I do to go with me. *** Hope they play ‘BMW’ at it! And I hope too that nobody is going to ‘attack’ me bc of my comment on THIS video, as has happened to me before on other videos bc I didn’t agree with their views and thoughts!

[@Imsteppenwolf]

Oh, my goodness! Peter Green such a a class act here. Not a wasted note; he plays just the right ones, and gives us a taste of that soulful, sensitive blues man that he was...

[@elowyn9664]

Thank you!

[@franciscojavierrodriguezlo1328]

I agree

[@paulklemp7804]

@@franciscojavierrodriguezlo1328 Exactly!

[@okish02]

Yes but of course Carlos steals the show.

[@Imsteppenwolf]

@@okish02 Yeah, but this is not about Carlos...

[@never2yield20]

Oh my Gosh, I never knew this happened. Thank the Heavens for KZbin. Two of my guitar hereos play a smash galatic version of one of the greatest rock songs ever written. Unbelievable. Peter, we are all Underway and will catch up soon. Santana still rocking on.

[@jameswoodside1632]

Carlos Santana/ Santana, always does wonders, for my soul, and always will, Forever and ever, thank you God for the man, and his great music!!

[@jerseygirlinvermont]

Thank you Mr. Carlos Santana! I will never tire of watching and listening to you play!

[@davidbeeson9408]

Peter Green wrote this.

[@fearagon2638]

A VIDEO TO TREASURE!!! I will bring this to my grave!!!!REALLY!

[@christopheraaron2412]

Santana was brilliant the way that they took Black magic woman by Peter Green and then also Gypsy Queen and blended them together perfectly

[@andrevolker]

Lovely ot see this, how one wonderful musician shows his respect to a fellow musician...only to be rewarded by such a lovely understated solo by the Man himself. Great song, such a hypnotic tune; that being said, it isn't one of my top 5 Peter Green songs though it is rather telling that this tune was enough to launch another musician's career . RIP Peter Green

[@1969JohnnyM]

Green was such a great song writer and boy did he play the blues and this song was written by Green the rest of the band had nothing to do with it. Green said he based it on Otis Rush's song All Your Love.

[@gabydiaz9057]

Such a cool song from back in the glory days,love it!!!!thanks Carlos Santana.💖

[@NorryJones-kg1se]

Samba pa ti ... better but not a samba !! According to Scottish drummer x

[@kakiwakeUke]

Increible Peter Green. Eterno.

[@jeffaxman799]

Everyone saying original version was better are missing the magic of this performance. First of all just the fact that Peter Greene was alive and able to still play is amazing. This is just pure awesomeness.

[@jahnavitaak]

What a masterpiece this video is, bursting with incredible talent ❤️

[@fearagon2638]

YA, so HEARTPOUNDING, so terrific, so geniuos, everbody at the top of their talents can't express my overwhelming feeling on this video

[@fearagon2638]

All the SUPERLATIVES for this band

[@bt-rl4mh]

Was a sophomore in college, a girl gave me the chills , I couldn’t stay away

[@MelissaThompson432]

It's also very cool that the Santana cover of this song essentially supported Green when he was unable to work.

[@annejohnson1340]

Love Santana! Gave Greg Rollie and Neal Schon their start to Journey. Neal Schon was only 15!

[@franktaconelli9095]

of course the coolest thing about this is that Peter Green chose to play with Santana & not Fleetwood Mac who were also inducted that night

[@JoseSantos-eg2oz]

Likely by design. The Santana camp knew Fleetwood Mac were also going to be inducted and approached the F-Mac camp to take him and honor him twice. Good for him. Great surprise for him and us.

[@jazbrokr]

Peter Green wrote BMW.

[@sonnybedez7040]

Peter green is the reason this song exists

[@JR-ch8rt]

Lmfao

[@briantaylor2.023]

Santana did not write Black Magic Woman; Black Magic Woman was written by Peter Green in Fleetwood Mac in 1968.

[@lydiarodriguez1282]

Santana's band is Awesome, he's the best 🎸 player in the world been a fan of his since the 70"s love it, 💕

[@davidcook7887]

Well his hero is next to him. Peter Green also wrote the song.

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

His hero and "muusic teacher" is next to him...One and only Mr Peter Greenbaum 😉, one of the best guitar players ever walked this realm.Carlos knows that perfectly.

[@reddhennessy148]

Big ups to the percussions crew...WHEW!!!💯🧐

[@ssia6938]

Green was a genius.

[@davidsmith5899]

Absolutely!

[@paulklemp7804]

@@davidsmith5899 His playing is immortal.

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

ONE AND ONLY & BEST !!!

[@2cozmick25]

What a true treat. Peter green was a masterful musician and he wrote and played some really great stuff with fleetwood mac. And his stuff with the splinter group are really worth your ear. Came back cause i forgot to say thank you for posting this.

[@ESmithStringSlinger]

Peter didn't play many notes for this show,but the ones he chose to play fit the song. RIP Peter Green

[@stiffshots]

I will always - ALWAYS - revere the guitarists who don't need to bludgeon your ears with a million notes - but rather break your heart with just ONE note. And right here, we have TWO such guitarists, on the same stage.

[@hippydippy]

That's because Carlos showboated. Peter's short solos were magic.... Carlos just showed off.

[@gentleraine480]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🕊

[@peteyoung7665]

Of course”it fits the song”he wrote it.

[@joseluismunoz6854]

@@hippydippy a quien introdujeron a Peter o Carlos? la respuesta la tienes tu

[@ricksoden6838]

so great the honored peter greene...........

[@Jerry-oo8hd]

Wow. That was GREAT!

[@johncole015]

I Got to see Greg Rolie perform this with Ringo's All-Starr Band in 2018.

[@PAKiller1]

My favorite guitar player of all time.. have seen him several times

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

Peter Green ❤

[@808spicysushi]

My god... that 2 minute intro. I forgot how much I loved this song.

[@tiffanyroseangeles7517]

You borrowed" Peter Greens tune from Fleetwood Mac,.gaved it a SANATA MAGIC flair,it became YET ANOTHER HIT FOR A DIFF BAND! Carlos,your looking great,sounding great too this award is well overdue!!! Thanks for the music mate! I'd get up & dance ( as usual ) but it my country life is just waking UP Naturally,but of course!)

[@pablos011]

This song will come in History of the Universum!

[@AnthonyAvery]

still get goosebumps

[@ciccopeppe9220]

Maestri insuperabili fautori di un'epoca musicale irripetibile e piena di emozioni

[@camilofuentespena7348]

So spiritual, so iconic, so old and new, all at once. What a joy.

[@richardfurlott4243]

As always great Santana !!

[@Thatlayzeeone]

Carlos Santana on the guitar is fucken AMAZING!! 💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥

[@rosemaryenderle4394]

Santana is Magic!

[@neil1390]

Carlos,stepping in after Green's solo, like a boss!

[@miguelvictoriano9176]

Peter Green is a Genius

[@fearagon2638]

He REALLY IS!!!!

[@joanie3792]

Breathtaking ! 5 Star BAND

[@fearagon2638]

Finally caught the RIGHT WORD "BREATHTAKING" that's how l feel while watching the video and the arrangement so geniuosly made. SOOO PROLIFIC!!!!!

[@randyjimmiejamesbowles]

R.I.P. Peter Green. I was fortunate to see him with Splinter Group in 1998 at our Bumbershoot Festival here in Seattle. --- Randy "Jimmie James" Bowles, the Velvet Illusions.

[@DVDFHardTarget]

Take a look at Fleetwood Mac Peter Green - Black Magic Woman (Live Boston Tea Party) 1970 Amazing preformance at his prime.

[@etejoy]

Mexican proud el maestro Santana

[@rebeccawagner4167]

Santana is the epitome of cool.His music 🎶 🎵 is just simply amazing 🎉🎉. His Hispanic heritage helps with the amazing sound That's what makes his music 🎶 🎵 so unique and special ❤️ ♥️

[@siriosstar4789]

Damn , when carlos comes in for his lead , the song just explodes . 💥

[@joseluisgarciahuerta3590]

Peter Green compuso . black magic Woman. Y Santana se encargo de hacerla un Himno. Saludos desde San Luis Potosí mex.

[@investigationsmexico]

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE!!!!

[@zpizaman]

Imagine a World with no Black Magic Woman, Peter is with John Lennon playing the Great Gig in the Sky.

[@olegariopinheiro]

Happy Birthday, master

[@ronlee2611]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@briantaylor2.023]

We miss you, Peter!

[@BeeUndercover]

R.I.P. blues legend

[@Staylogical]

If you like this one,check out the And Then Play On album with the original Mac,plus the Live in Boston Album.Hearing Peter and Danny Kirwan play together is awesome.They do a wicked version of Little Richard's Tuttii Frutti live.

[@arturogutierrez5934]

Peter Greene!

[@2JorgeBeat]

Santana Blues Band...Classic members!

[@jorgeleal7330]

Gregg Rollie great vocals like always and Carlos Santana a master in lead guitar a wizard makes the guitar talk.

[@matthewh.9544]

Fleetwood Mac should of given up one of their 'hits', and played a Peter Green song with him. It was his band along time before Stevie Nicks rocked up.

[@DKentization]

how cool was it that Carlos talked Peter into playing BMW with Santana this night. A true act of friendship and respect!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tessjuel]

Peter Green wasn't interested. The reason he was at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony this recording is from, was that Fleetwood Mac was inducted that year too. Everybody expected him to join his old bandmates on stage there of course but he decided he'd rather jam with Santana. The two other early FM guitarist, Spencer and Kirwan didn't turn up for the ceremony and the two Bobs weren't even invited. He did play with FM twice after he left though. When Jeremy Spencer walked out, Green agreed to help out so they could finish the tour they were on. But he refused to play any of the old songs and he used a fake name - Peter Blue of all things. He also rejoined them in studio in 1979 to play on "Brown Eyes" (on the Tusk album) but he didn't want his name in the credits. Then there's Mick Fleetwoods 1981 solo album "The Visitor" where Peter Green plays guitar and sing on "Rattlesnake Shake" and plays on "Super Brains". But really, Peter Green didn't just leave Fleetwood Mac in 1970, he retired. He still played concerts and recorded albums whenever he felt like it but a steady career was out of question. He wasn't interested in that kind of comittment and even if he was, the combination of schizophrenia and the long term effects of LSD made it impossible.

[@matthewh.9544]

@@tessjuel all that was very interesting, but thanks for the effort,must of taken you ages. 👍😅

[@tessjuel]

@@matthewh.9544 YW! Yes, it took a while but it was actually what I was doing anyway. I was researching Peter Green's career after he left Fleetwood Mac when I read about that one time he played Black Magic Woman with Santana. I had to check it out on YT of course, saw your post and simply wrote down what I had just found out. ^_^ Btw, I'm not sure if you know but Peter Green passed away three days ago, aged 73. :-(

[@matthewh.9544]

@@tessjuel I did yes, over the weekend. He was never the same after a bad drug experience in Germany... Really effected him

[@Darekster]

A super rendition!

[@noajayo]

santana is the best guitarist touched my heart have a broader perspective no borders have an absolute soul others sound...not important to me(im a foreigner) santana is very popular in my country(other guitar players are mostly unknown, specific range only) records sell well very many believers the world need him he is an unparalleled genius

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

😂😂😂😂 son, you have to leatn and learn.Peter Green was Santana's hero and favorite guitarist.😊

[@jimfritz2087]

Peter played the F M solo. Carlos played the A M solo. I refer to radio here.

[@stevesomodi]

All I can say or think of is "Wow"!

[@seijiiwaguro]

Santana beautiful😃👏👏👏 🎠🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@javednaser4226]

The one and the only!! Legend.

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

Yeah Mr Peter Green, legend ❤

[@brianjones1151]

A version by Mick Fleetwood's blues band, along with Rick Vito is Knockout !!

[@BluesLantos]

From 5:00, Gabor Szabó's"from Hungary composition (Gypsy Queen) and before that Peter Green composed Black Magic Woman.

[@williammitchell1804]

The is my favorite Santana jam.

[@MrRatherino]

Masters at work..

[@fearagon2638]

THEY REALLY ARE!!!!!

[@cfields813]

Master. I wore out 2 Abraxas albums.

[@richardfurlott4243]

Me too !!!!!

[@sfcgragg]

I miss that era of Santana

[@DDSistemeGraficeDDSistemeGrafi]

Music, just real music.

[@fryderyknowak1536]

The best of Carlos Santana every

[@AnirbanDas-fe5rk]

There's back story about Peter was asked by Santana via Mick Fleetwood for this gig. The story is in Mick's autobiography. Also the story as to how Peter chose to tone down his volume and yet delivered a silky smooth solo. What a man what a life. I hope he found the peace he always deserved, Rest in Peace Peter Green. P.S. Being a Santana fan myself, I can surely say that Peter takes the cake here. What a solo.

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@brigitteplancher7185]

C'est toujours très beau.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Peter’s solo had 10x the dark mystery the songs embodies.

[@roserosaline3960]

Fantastic ♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@mikemac7196]

I have got to see Santana before he's gone.

[@ism739]

Hear it anytime and get thrilled.

[@pauladams9287]

Gregg Rolie. Original Santana vocalist and Keyboards. Many have sung this, but none like him.

[@thomasbell7033]

I remember walking by the TV and thinking, "Peter Green -- isn't he the loony guy from Fleetwood Mac? I've been schooled since then."

[@Charleybones]

Santana always brings his game.

[@samuelsessions2817]

So many people, though not everyone, overlook Peter Green. Wrote the song. One of the greatest guitarists ever. Completely different style from Santana, heavily influenced and greatly admired by BB King. He, in turn, influenced Gary Moore, who of course developed his own, melt-you-face style but could still play with BB. There is a KZbin clip of them. Gary’s admiration is obvious. For non-shredding guitar genius listen also to the transcendentally beautiful “Thorntree in the Garden,” written by Bobby Whitlock, performed by him, Duane Allman, and Eric Clapton, on acoustics on the Layla album.

[@samuelsessions2817]

Not to deny Santana’s greatness!

[@ladyhonor822]

ICON FOREVER ♾️❤️👻👍👍❤️🪖🪖🪖

[@daufinmusic]

Carlos teaches us that guitar playing isn’t about speed… It’s about feeling.

[@mattt2581]

Peter Green actually taught that.

[@alekkoomanoff7281]

Carlos plays too many notes these days. He was a revelation at Altamont too me in contrast to Jagger. Listen please to Ecuador.

[@williammitchell1804]

He's not just teaching you about the guitar.

[@ronnyrono782]

Dau' Santana was pretty damn fast and he used to show it a lot

[@ptournas]

True Peter Green had a different attitude about playing fast by the time he was in Fleetwood Mac, though he was still capable of amazing speed, he didn't have much interest in showboating and said "Playing fast doesn't mean a thing, It's something I used to do with John Mayall when things weren't going too well. But it isn't any good. I like to play very slowly, and feel every note. It comes from every part of my body and my heart and into my fingers.". Not that he didn't still occasionally play fast passages when they added something to the song.

[@wendyandgeoffpattison2610]

Great to see Mike Shrieve back with Carlos on this gig.

[@kakiwakeUke]

For ever Green.

[@AndreChillZz]

Couple notes could transform a song, incredible

[@markcastillo2757]

Peter Green is the man, and Carlos a gentleman

[@richardrmcelheny5992]

Coolest thing is music 🎵🎶