Carlos Santana.Photo: Daniel Knighton/Getty
Carlos Santana is assuring fans that he’s on the mend after heat exhaustioncaused him to faint on stageTuesday night.
The legendary guitarist, 74, shared a statement early Wednesday thanking “one and all” for their “precious prayers” after video of his collapse sparked an outpouring of concern on social media.
“Cindy and I we are good just taking it easy,” he wrote on Facebook of his wife, 62, whom hemarried in 2010. “Forgot to eat and drink water so I dehydrated and passed out.”
He added: “Blessings and miracles to you all.”
“Carlos was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation and is doing well,” the statement said.
The “Smooth” musician’s manager Michael Vrionis added that a show scheduled for Wednesday night in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania had been postponed.
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One attendee said he’d been playing “Joy,” which features Chris Stapleton, when he fainted.
“He was walking, playing and all of a sudden went down,” Janet Brown told theDetroit News.
Santana was at the venue performing with Earth, Wind, and Fire for hisMiraculous Supernatural 2022tour.
The series of shows comes in support of his most recent studio album,Blessings and Miracles,which was released in October.
source: people.com
