HI

Hey people. When I was a youngster I was drawn to the Santana albums of the late '70s and early 80's. My first concert was Santana at SPAC in Saratoga, NY. The bassist was David Margen. He played on the studio half of Moonflower, Inner Secrets, Zebop, and Marathon and one of Carlos' solo records. He was off the charts melodic, amazing staccato, awesome slapper, etc.

After that show, I got a ride to a music store in Albany, NY and bought my first bass. Thats how impressed I was. I'll never forget it.

After he left, what happened to him? I've googled, etc. and nothing. Is he still gigging, healthy, alive? I'm clueless

Chime in if you have info

Rob

:cool:
Do you meen Doug Ranch, or David Brown.
Played with Santna, 70's early 80's.

I'm a big David Margen fan as well. I love his work on Moonflower and Marathon.

Margen plays with Tomas Michaud.
http://www.worldmelodies.com/images/Concert/Live1-HOT.jpg

Thankfully he didn't share the same fate with Brown and Rauch.

HI

Cool, thanx for the info

Rob

An old recording featuring David Margen:
Salsa De Berkeley 1974 (http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/ConcertDetail.aspx?id=20052663|3737044)

Also featuring Mingo Lewis.