Coke Escovedo

Born April 30, 1941, in Los Angeles to a musical family that includes Pete Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo, and Sheila Escovedo, percussionist Coke Escovedo first rose to prominence in 1969 as a member of Santana. His playing can be heard on the third Santana album, which included the hit "Everybody's Everything" and "No One to Depend On," which he co-wrote. Escovedo and his brother, Pete Escovedo, left Santana to form their own Latin rock hybrid, Azteca, who recorded two albums, a self-titled debut in 1972 and Pyramid of the Moon in 1973, both for Columbia. Always in demand, Cok...