Current Residence - Memphis Tennessee
Orignally from Miami Florida, Mike Santana took up the blues harmonica
at the age of 30 after seeing the movie Crossroads. After two years of
study and practice, he served a term of apprenticeship with Butch
Mudbone and the Wolfpack at the King's Palace in Beale Street in Memphis
Tennessee. It was during one of those gigs that Greg Allman sat in with
the Wolfpack for a couple of numbers and afterward compared Mike's
playing to that of the great Paul Butterfield.
After developing his vocal skills, Mike went on to front several blues
bands in Memphis notably Black Cat Bone, Cash Money, The Blues City
Band, and Metropolitan Avenue. In October of 1996, The MetroSonics were
formed and appeared on the 1997 CD release Point of Departure.
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