{"id":25163,"date":"2026-05-05T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=25163"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:07:44","slug":"santana-legend-dies-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=25163","title":{"rendered":"Santana Legend Dies At 79!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:e521b5a3-e72b-4a22-ad02-9c5ac5c8ec1a-8\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-18\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"59bc6dfd-832f-40d6-931a-0393649b791e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"292\">Alex Ligertwood, longtime lead singer of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Santana<\/span><\/span>, has died at 79 in Los Angeles. Details about his death were not immediately released, but his wife, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Shawn Brogan<\/span><\/span>, shared that he passed peacefully in his sleep with his dog by his side.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"614\">Ligertwood was best known for serving as Santana\u2019s lead vocalist from 1979 to 1994 across multiple lineups, contributing to one of the band\u2019s most successful eras. He was the voice behind hits like <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Winning<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hold On<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">All I Ever Wanted<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"891\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Before Santana, the Scottish singer built his career performing with artists like <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jeff Beck<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brian Auger<\/span><\/span>. His wife said music was his greatest passion, and he performed his final show just two weeks before his passing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthebroganagencytalent%2Fvideos%2F1328768345983128%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"591\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Ligertwood, longtime lead singer of Santana, has died at 79 in Los Angeles. Details about his death were not immediately released, but his wife, Shawn Brogan, shared that he passed peacefully in his sleep with his dog by his side. 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