Evil Ways

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"Evil Ways" is a Latin rock song popularized by Santana, known for its fusion of rock, jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms and its prominent organ and guitar solos.

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Evil Ways canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Santana (1969 album)
associatedWithArtist Carlos Santana
chartedIn Billboard Hot 100
composer Clarence "Sonny" Henry
countryOfSingleRelease United States
era late 1960s rock
firstReleaseYear 1967
genre Afro-Latin rock
Latin rock
jazz rock
rock
hasInstrumentation Hammond organ
bass guitar
congas
drums
electric guitar
timbales
hasKey G minor (Santana version, commonly cited)
hasLyricalTheme plea for change in a partner's behavior
romantic relationship conflict
hasMusicalFeature Afro-Cuban percussion
call-and-response vocals
extended guitar solo
organ-driven melody
syncopated Latin rhythms
hasMusicalStructure verse-chorus form
hasSignatureRiff organ and guitar unison line in the intro
hasTempo medium tempo
includedInAlbum Santana (1969 album)
influencedGenre Latin rock
language English
notableFor fusion of rock, jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms
prominent guitar solo
prominent organ solo
notablePerformance Woodstock-era Santana concerts
originalArtist Willie Bobo
partOf Santana live performance repertoire
peakChartPosition 9 on the Billboard Hot 100
performer Santana
linked to: Santana (band)
popularizedBy Santana
linked to: Santana (band)
recordedBy Santana
linked to: Santana (band)
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYearAsSingle 1969
writer Clarence "Sonny" Henry

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Santana notableSong Evil Ways
subject linked to: Santana (band)
Dave Murray associatedAct Evil Ways