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Eddie Benitez is a Puerto Rican musician, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with the band Santana, for which he was a guitarist and vocalist. He has also released several solo albums, including his debut album, Eddie Benitez (1982). Benitez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and began playing guitar at the age of nine. He was influenced by the music of his native country, as well as by jazz, blues, and rock. He joined Santana in 1979, and was featured on the band's albums Marathon (1979) and Zebop! (1981). He left the band in 1982 to pursue a solo career. Benitez has released several solo albums, including his debut album, Eddie Benitez (1982), and the albums The Other Side (1984), The Best of Eddie Benitez (1985), and The Best of Eddie Benitez, Vol. 2 (1986). He has also collaborated with other artists, including the band Chicago, for whom he wrote and produced the song "You're the Inspiration" (1984). Benitez has won several awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for his work on the Santana album Supernatural (1999). He has also been nominated for several Latin Grammy Awards. As of 2021, Eddie Benitez's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 12 November 1956
Birthday 12 November
Birthplace San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality United States

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2013

One of Benitez's claimed paranormal events was documented and recreated for the Discovery Channel series A Haunting – "Casa de los Muertos", which also featured his music, past and present. "Casa de los Muertos" appeared in Season 4 of A Haunting and continues to air worldwide.

2009

Visions of Angels," Benitez's latest CD, was released September 1, 2009 on NuGroove Records.

2008

Lovers Never Say Goodbye was released March 10, 2008. Lovers On Cav distribution. Eddie's 2013 CD "Forbidden Dreams" on his own label "creativeMuzik"

2003

He returned to performing with a private concert in Phoenix, Arizona in 2003 and it was there that reports that some in attendance saw mysterious beings, some would claim they were angels, on the stage with Benitez when he performed. That event gave rise to the title of Benitez's book and his tour.

1976

Benitez played his first concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 fans soon after joining the label in 1976. His performance with his band Nebula and the Fania All Stars marked the beginning of his early rise to fame as a guitarist. His first release was Nightlife, which he followed six months later with Essence of Life. He later performed with such stars as Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaría. His music began with Latin jazz as part of the Fania family, later was in the smooth jazz genre, and has expanded to world music. He was the first Latin artist to perform at the legendary New York City punk club CBGB in 1976.

1956

Eddie Benitez (November 12, 1956 - January 17, 2019) was a Latin Jazz & World Music guitarist. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his family moved to Europe soon after his birth for his father's work. He was raised in Italy and Spain, and the family returned to the U.S. when Benitez was 9 and settled in Brooklyn, New York. Benitez began formed his first band at 12 and began competing and winning local battles of the bands in Brooklyn. It was at one such battle of the bands where he was discovered by an AR person from Fania Records. Soon after the teenage guitarist was signed to Fania records.

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