{"id":353447,"date":"2026-05-03T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-santana-vocalist-alex-ligertwood-dead-at-79"},"modified":"2026-05-03T14:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:34:53","slug":"former-santana-vocalist-alex-ligertwood-dead-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-santana-vocalist-alex-ligertwood-dead-at-79","title":{"rendered":"Former Santana Vocalist Alex Ligertwood Useless at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Alex Ligertwood<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Former Santana Vocalist Dead at 79<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-03T12:28:27-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 3, 2026<br \/>\n              12:28 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-084d2562896a3e4cb4b5d3b07c7a288c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260503_033c11e6dd574140afe4611d83fba0cd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9e667d62-56b5-426e-bc1f-4ab2c2c20a4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alex\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/03\/4by3\/2026\/05\/03\/033c11e6dd574140afe4611d83fba0cd_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Alex-Ligertwood-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-084d2562896a3e4cb4b5d3b07c7a288c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bbc9dd76d63afa4c1ba78f6ae5daa598\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Alex Ligertwood<\/strong> &#8212; who contributed lead vocals to iconic Latin rock band Santana over the years &#8212; has died, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bbc9dd76d63afa4c1ba78f6ae5daa598--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16c61765a5590282685a3937d95c323a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>His daughter, <strong>Merci<\/strong>, announced the news Saturday, and the Brogan Agency confirmed the news Sunday, saying he &#8220;passed peacefully in his sleep with his doggy Bobo by his side&#8221; &#8230; just 2 weeks after his final concert. He was living at his longtime home in Santa Monica when he died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16c61765a5590282685a3937d95c323a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0d6d173cef52a4d95a6d8fde862b0e63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260503_3a7af083e05241a3ac6b6dc58ead1b7e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9e667d62-56b5-426e-bc1f-4ab2c2c20a4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3a\/4by3\/2026\/05\/03\/3a7af083e05241a3ac6b6dc58ead1b7e_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Alex-Ligertwood-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0d6d173cef52a4d95a6d8fde862b0e63--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82c8dda24309f6ed87750a7f8dfeb803\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Brandon Paul<\/strong>, a guitarist who toured with Alex for the last several years as part of &#8220;Icons of Classic Rock,&#8221; called Alex &#8220;a world-class professional&#8221; in a statement to TMZ. He went on &#8230; &#8220;His voice was a force of nature &#8212; soulful, from the heart, and legendary every single night. Beyond the music, he was an amazing human being and a dear friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82c8dda24309f6ed87750a7f8dfeb803--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a93fd4de756be0dfaa34802ac66c7a7e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Brandon added &#8230; &#8220;Having a vocalist who worked with icons like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/carlos-santana\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Carlos Santana<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Jeff Beck<\/strong> compliment my guitar playing is something I will carry with me forever.&#8221; Clips of the pair sharing the stage together can be seen below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a93fd4de756be0dfaa34802ac66c7a7e--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2bfba459093b48a72186d384e5f0ded0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-9ba33c0d-37cf-4b15-a9c3-63a1487f6b75-384519835-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-9ba33c0d-37cf-4b15-a9c3-63a1487f6b75-384519835-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f9\/16by9\/2026\/05\/03\/f9bdef224d33422d90e17987ddce3d9f_md.png\" alt=\"050326_alex_ligertwood_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2bfba459093b48a72186d384e5f0ded0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-afcfc983a0f31edec18ca8b04bee3e03\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Alex served as Santana&#8217;s lead vocalist 5 different times between 1979 and 1994 and worked on albums such as 1979&#8217;s &#8220;Marathon,&#8221; 1981&#8217;s &#8220;Zebop!,&#8221; 1982&#8217;s &#8220;Shango&#8221; and 1993&#8217;s &#8220;Sacred Fire: Live in South America.&#8221; He brought some of their biggest hits to life on stage, including &#8220;Winning,&#8221; &#8220;Hold On,&#8221; and &#8220;All I Ever Wanted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-afcfc983a0f31edec18ca8b04bee3e03--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-68f37e6e123bf36067812946b6579b9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ has reached out to reps for Santana &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-68f37e6e123bf36067812946b6579b9f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-38d57323a4544208993464ee2727cde5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260503_2b5501029a114385a71452381f68e330\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9e667d62-56b5-426e-bc1f-4ab2c2c20a4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2b\/4by3\/2026\/05\/03\/2b5501029a114385a71452381f68e330_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Alex-Ligertwood-brogan-agency-fb-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-38d57323a4544208993464ee2727cde5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1992540be58014540fcc5eec68c29f78\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was mourned by the music world following his death &#8212; and one thing&#8217;s clear &#8212; he was beloved by all who knew him and his powerhouse vocals will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1992540be58014540fcc5eec68c29f78--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6fda314b5feffc5cdef2df7e490f7567\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was 79.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6fda314b5feffc5cdef2df7e490f7567--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/03\/alex-ligertwood-santana-vocalist-dead\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Ligertwood Former Santana Vocalist Dead at 79 Published May 3, 2026 12:28 PM PDT Alex Ligertwood &#8212; 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