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    1981
    • Release of Zebop! album, March.
    • Hit single 'Winning.'
    • Zebop! World Tour.
    • R.I.A.A. Gold Award for Zebop!, June 22, 1981.
    • Japan Tour with Masayoshi Takanaka, August 20.
    • Bay Area Music Award for Best Guitarist.

    1982
    • Release of Shango album, July.
    • Santana and Heart perform at Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic for HBO special, August 24.
    • Performs at the US Festival in San Bernardino, CA., attendance 400,000, September 3-5.
    • City of El Paso declares 'Santana Day,' November.

    1983
    • Release of Havana Moon album, April.
    • Carlos and Deborah's 10th anniversary, April 20.
    • Son, Salvador, born May.
    • Havana Moon Tour.
    • Number One Pop/Rock Guitarist by Playboy's Music Reader Poll.

    1984
    • Carlos Santana/Bob Dylan tour Europe.
    • Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez play in Germany.
    • Number One Pop Rock Guitarist By Playboy's Music Reader Poll.

    1985
    • Daughter, Stella, born January
    • Release of Beyond Appearances album, February.
    • Performs at the 'Live Aid' benefit at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA., to benefit famine relief in Ethiopia, Pat Metheny sat in with the Santana Band, July 13.

                   


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