SANTANA - EVIL WAYS (1969) ROCK LATINO

[LaynieTheSkywalker]

I get to play this song with my Basketball Pep Band this year even if I am not in High School Band

But all I get to play is the bass/guitar part

[avatarhawk1]

4 people didn't change their Evil Ways

[victor26424]

nice

[xianghuatheferret]

we played this song in freshman year of high school for marching band....i still remember the notes.

[TheJosie289]

@xianghuatheferret

same here!

[EaseRide]

Im the 66,666 viewer and the song is evil ways

Mind Blown

[Hendrixonas]

santana

[JTheDawg]

1969...

The date of Hotel California..

The date of Evil Ways..

The date when Captain Ds started.

DAMN YOU 69!

[94blbiblu]

3 people need to change their evil ways, i mean who dislikes a song like this one?

[DeedleDeedleDumplin]

"Awesome does not describe it." A true classic by a master !

[mykolabferrari]

I played this song in marching band.

[WeSSENT457]

@mykolabferrari YAY we play this 4 steel drums

[LaynieTheSkywalker]

@mykolabferrari thats what I get to play with the High School Band because they need FOUR trombones and they only have three so my band director asked me to be part of the High School Jazz Band and Basketball Pep Band and I get to play this song

[ddos411]

yeeah yeahhh keep bending that note!

[The818RIDER]

SANTANA IS A LEGEND...MUCHO RESPETO

[Jelena151]

<3333

[chris200999]

my dad said he smoked his first joint to this song

[Tmmaann]

I cook to this song :D

[juoscapa]

one of the best songs of santana.

[islaroot]

mellow song, santana is the shit.

[HalomasterA69]

lol nice

[HalomasterA69]

me to ^^ im drum set how about U?

[wmbrown6]

The first pressings of their debut album, and of single #4-45069, credited an Indiana-based country/blues artist named Jimmy Zack with the songwriting (and his Oleta Publishing Co. with the publishing). Though, to be sure, Zack did write and perform a song called "Evil Ways" in 1960, that was not what Santana recorded.

As for this, I prefer the 45 edit and mix, which differs considerably from on the LP.

[wmbrown6]

P.S. Zack's birth name was Henry Yingst - and his son, who performs with his own blues band, is known as Sonny Yingst. There is some irony - given that the "Evil Ways" Santana recorded (as corrected on later pressings) was actually written by one Sonny Henry, a sideman with Willie Bobo's band (and Bobo, even more ironically, played at one time with Santana).

[windsor824]

@wmbrown6 Jimmy Zack was actually a country artist and writer, the song is not the same song as Santana recorded. Although they did try to buy the song . The royalties were awarded to Jimmy Zack until Oleta was sold with all his other songs. I think he has sence past, could be that with out him writing the song there song title could have been be different.

[wmbrown6]

@windsor824 - But how do you explain classical composer Aaron Copland (and his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes) originally being awarded royalties on "Jingo," on first pressings of the "Santana" LP and single 4-45010? (I've heard Copland's "Jingo," and his composition - the fifth movement of "Statements (for Orchestra)" - likewise had nothing to do with what Santana recorded - except possibly the tempo.) Back to "Evil Ways" though: I'm curious who made that credit error originally.

[TheResidentGuitarist]

we are playing it in guitar and i might play the solo a the concert

[NeilYoungFan1967]

Groovy Melody.

[217SaW]

haha. love this song. hes friggin awesome. i want to steal his guitar. haha. i wish

[THENAMELESSFEEL]

LA V ERDAD NO TE QUEDA ESA ACTITUD

[ShounenAiGirl]

so this is what the actual thing sounds like... we played it in marching band, the tune was addicting

[hairdo123456]

lov ethis song

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[hairdo123456]

Love this song .

[IMKnotAManEater]

You've got to change your evil ways boy

[BadNews88]

Note to gaspo218:

And it's kinda strange to genuflect and realise that their debut LP *was* 40 years ago...

A *classic!*

Thanx fer this, m8..

[ElFlakoRompanTodo]

i think it is a shame that very good spanish speaking bands from this times where never able to rich popularity...

[happygalmarried]

What the hell you talking about?

Santana was very popular when they came out, I should know I grew up listening to them and had their albums.

They were on the top of the charts.

You must be too young to realize that?

[ElFlakoRompanTodo]

yeah but santana made his career in the usa i meant bands from countrys like argentina (btw one of the most rich countrys in music in the word) but never riched international popularity !

[ORUPRANKSTAZ]

I am soooooooooooooooooooooo learning this song's organ part!

[bbudacious]

great song. Some time's Evil ways can be a good thing.

[TheXXphoenix]

love this song

[nielzin]

GOOD

[Pentakubol]

*****

[juoscapa]

one of the best songs of carlos, i like it.

[wezaaya]

Love it!

[lilLoKiTa206]

i love thiss song!!!!!!

[yvierivera]

one of his best....

[gaspo218]

Best thing they ever did. Still sounds fresh 40 years later. Amazing.

[derekisazombie39]

@gaspo218 Even though you have a wierd user-name. OH GOD.......this music makes me wanna have sex.

[Blocnick]

Yay 1st to comment :3!!!!!!!

This song is awesome