Santana (1969 album) Santana (1969 album) Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana. It was released on August 30, 1969. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact, but managed to retain the essence of improvisation in the music. The album was destined to be a major release, given a headstart by the band's performance at the Woodstock Festival earlier that August. "Jingo" was not very successful
April 1969 lunar eclipse April 1969 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on April 2, 1969. This is the 21st member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the March 1951 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 1987 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 141, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 26 total lunar eclipses. First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1608 Aug 25 First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2041 May 16 First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2167 Aug 01 First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2221 Sep 02 Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 141: 2293