We started off Rocktober with Richie Havens's performance of "Freedom" at Woodstock. Now that it's Halloween week, I had to add my favorite Woodstock performance: "Soul Sacrifice" by Santana. I remember watching this when I was a kid and just being mesmerized by the fact that the drummer Michael Shrieve –- who, at 20, was the youngest performer at Woodstock -- was playing these blistering drums with his eyes closed and a purplish hue to his skin that, even as a child, I attributed to LSD. At the time of Woodstock, the band was still pretty unknown, and their performance at the festival helped kickstart their career.
On a related note, according to Santana's Wikipedia page, current members of the band as of 2013 include Shrieve, Michael Carabello (who was on the bongos in the video), original vocalist and keyboardist Gregg Rolie, and Neal Schon. Of course, Rolie and Schon left Santana in 1972 to form Journey. But, if that line-up is going to be touring, you better make sure to see them.
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