外文名：Leon Patillo 国籍：美国 出生地：加利福尼亚州 生日：1947年1月1日 简介：Christian singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Leon Patillo got his startin the professional music business when he fronted a band calledCreation in the San Francisco area in the late'6Os and early'7Os.Theband, which eventuallybecame known as Leon's Creation, was a multi-racial funk-pop outfit somewhat in the Sly&the Family Stone mold,and featured Patillo on keyboards, JimmyCalhoun on bass, Barry Froston percussion, BillyGerst on trumpet, LennyGoldsmith on additionalkeyboards, GerryPeterson on reeds, Carol Stallings on violin, andOrlando Stallings on guitar. Leon's Creation released a trio ofindependent LPs and was signed at one point to Atlantic Records.Patillo joined Santana in 1973, and his vocals and piano work werefeatured on 1974's Borboletta album and the live Festival, which wasreleased in 1976. Patillo toured with the band until 1979, when he leftSantana for a solo career, signing with Word Records. Meshing dance.R&B, soul, and gospel into an influential contemporary Christian musiccontext, Patillo released several albums on Word, including Don't GiveIn (1981), !'ll Never Stop Lovin' You (1982), Live Experience (1983),TheSky's the Limit (1984), and A FunnyThing Happened (1986). He alsohosted a television show, Leon and Friends, which ran on TBN. Since1999 he has been performing worldwide as part of the Get Motivatedconferences, and has worked to develop his own ministry. He formedhis own record label, Positive Pop, and released two new albums in2005, Breathe on Me and Live Experience 2, which was recorded atCrossroads Community Church in Las Vegas, NV. Aside from his solorecords and his work with Santana, Patillo has also worked withFunkadelic and Martha Reeves &the Vandellas. An ordained Christianminister, he continues to explore avenues that bring music and theChristian experience together.