Fact File

Name: Carlos Santana

Name: Carlos Santana

Occupation: Guitarist extraordinaire

Hippie has-been?: Not quite, he's just been nominated for 10 Grammy awards and in the process has relegated the current glut of pubescent musical stars to also-ran status.

Famous for: The 20-minute guitar solo.

Possible award acceptance speech: "Make love not war, man. Troops out of Vietnam. Free the Black Panthers" etc etc

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