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Apr 29, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: April 29 1981 – Carlos Santana Released Zebop.

On this day April 29 1981, Carlos Santana released his twelfth studio album Zebop. Blending Latin rock rhythms with radio friendly rock and pop sounds, the album showed Santana’s ability to evolve with the changing musical landscape of the early 80s.

Zebop reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 and gave Santana another commercial success. The album’s standout single Winning became a top 20 hit and helped introduce Santana’s music to a new generation of fans. While keeping the signature...

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