Musician Carlos Santana performs onstage during the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images ...

The concert was Woodstock, a career-defining moment that made 22-year-old Carlos Santana an instant superstar. His next three albums sold millions. His songs hit the airwaves and never left.

Carlos Santana has tapped Chris Stapleton for a new song, “Joy,” from the guitarist’s upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles, out October 15th via BMG.

Carlos Santana explains why is such an appropriate time to release his uplifting new song “Let the Guitar Play,” a collaboration with Run DMC's Darryl “DMC” McDaniels.

Carlos Santana’s new album started when he brought a playlist of African songs to the producer Rick Rubin. Then the 71-year-old guitarist found the LP’s voice on the internet.

But by 1999, they needed a boost, having failed to crack the top 40 of the Billboard 200 albums chart in America for nearly two decades. Re-teaming with then Arista president Clive Davis, who ...