Santana slams media 'racists'
Guitar legend Carlos Santana has accused the music press of racism - after they failed to adequately cover the death of jazz icon Elvin Jones.
The Smooth star was left furious by the lack of attention and respect given to 76-year-old Jones following his death on May 18 from heart failure.
Santana blames the media's obsession with white musicians for their failure to pay proper tribute to the Dear John C hero.
Santana fumes: "I'm really embarrassed for this nation, and for MTV and VH1 and Rolling Stone, because it was a very racist thing not to acknowledge this most important musician when he passed away.
"For them to play up Ozzy Osbourne and other corny-a** white people, but not Elvin, is demeaning and I'm really embarrassed to live in this country."
