Carlos Santana performs last month in Chula Vista, California. He had canceled several shows in December after a heart procedure. (Photo: Daniel Knighton via Getty Images)
Rock legend Carlos Santana collapsed on stage in the middle of a concert in Michigan on Tuesday night, according to reports from the scene.
His condition is not yet known, but footage showed him waving to fans as he was taken off the stage on a stretcher at the Pine Knob Music Theatre outside Detroit.
Fans were asked to leave ― and to pray for Santana, who turns 75 later this month.
Santana, widely considered one of the greatest and most innovative guitar players of all time, had to cancel some dates last December due to what was described at the time as an “unscheduled heart procedure.”
“I felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest,” he later explained to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, adding that he had a 94% blockage in one artery.
Santana returned to the stage in January but had to cancel more shows in February after he and others in the band developed COVID-19 infections.
Santana shot to fame with a show-stopping performance at the iconic Woodstock festival in 1969, where he performed with his eponymous band:
Santana’s early hits, such as “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va” and “Evil Ways,” are staples on classic rock radio.
He also scored a major comeback with his 1999 chart-topping album “Supernatural,” which featured the track “Smooth,” featuring Rob Thomas on vocals.
The single was No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks and in the top 10 for 30 weeks:
This article originally appeared on HuffPost
