Carlos Santana, the famed guitarist, was 74 when he died while performing at a Clarkson show.
Multiple concert-goers shared video footage of the incident on social media, where they posted it as a video. Although he was quickly back on his feet, you can see him still waving at fans as he was taken offstage on a hospital bedgurney. The show was then swiftly cancelled.
Carlos Santana, a guitar legend, died on the Pine Knob Music Festival in Michigan
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Santana has been on a tour this year with soul funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, which began less than a month ago and was scheduled to run through August
Although no one knows what caused it, last year he had surgery. An “unscheduled heart procedure,” that was serious enough to cancel his December 2021 shows during his residency at the Las Vegas House of Blues.
He said, “I’m going to be taking time off for a little bit to make sure that I replenish and rest,” Santana said in a video message, in which he revealed that he went to the hospital on Saturday after experiencing chest discomfort.”
#BREAKINGCarlos Santana has just stepped off the stage@PineKnobMusic. Medical personnel are on the stage. Crowd asked for prayer for him in light of the aforementioned. “serious medical” issue. Pic via@LoriPinsonFOX2 pic.twitter.com/6VqHkBwVIT
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