He spent decades in the spotlight, yet Alex Ligertwood\u2019s exit from the stage was disarmingly gentle. The Scottish singer who powered Santana through \u201cWinning,\u201d \u201cHold On\u201d and \u201cAll I Ever Wanted\u201d passed in his sleep at 79, his loyal dog Bobo beside him, after playing what would become his final show just two weeks earlier. His wife, Shawn Brogan, described a love story that spanned 36 years, calling him \u201call heart and soul,\u201d a man whose greatest joy was simply to sing and share his gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ligertwood\u2019s journey stretched far beyond Santana: collaborations with Jeff Beck, Brian Auger, Average White Band and more cemented him as a musician\u2019s musician. Fans and family remember not just the stadium-filling voice, but the warmth, humor and humility behind it. As tributes pour in, his legacy lives where he always wanted it to\u2014inside the songs, still soaring long after the singer is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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He spent decades in the spotlight, yet Alex Ligertwood\u2019s exit from the stage was disarmingly gentle. The Scottish singer who powered Santana through \u201cWinning,\u201d \u201cHold On\u201d and \u201cAll I Ever … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n