50+ Music<p>"Evil Ways" is a song made famous by Mexican-American rock band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Santana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Santana</span></a> from their 1969 self-titled debut album. It was written by Clarence "Sonny" Henry and originally recorded by jazz percussionist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WillieBobo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillieBobo</span></a> on his 1967 album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BoboMotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoboMotion</span></a>. Alongside Santana's release in 1969, "Evil Ways" was also recorded by the band The Village Callers. The lyrics of the song are written in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/simpleVerseForm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simpleVerseForm</span></a>. Released as a single in late 1969, it became Santana's first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/top40" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>top40</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPauXWjY4T8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=nPauXWjY4T8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>