60. “Soul Sacrifice” was written by Carlos Santana and David Brown. When Santana, an African-Latin rock hybrid brand, took the stage on day two at Woodstock, their seventh song, Soul Sacrifice, blew the crowd of 400,000 fans away. It is a incredible instrumental, with blistering duo-congas, a solo by Carlos, and a drum solo by Michael Shrieve. It has been described as “a perfect example of the amalgam of old-world rhythms with American licks.” The band were relatively new at the time and among the lowest paid of the Woodstock performance, only $750.
