Which drummer performed a famous drum solo during Santana's set at Woodstock?

Michael Shrieve performed the famous drum solo during Santana’s Woodstock set. The performance came in “Soul Sacrifice,” the instrumental number that became one of Santana’s defining early recordings and a standout moment in the Woodstock film.

Shrieve was only 20 years old when Santana played the festival on August 16, 1969, making him one of the youngest musicians on the Woodstock stage. His rapid, dramatic playing helped give the performance its intense, improvisational character, especially as the band built the song around Carlos Santana’s guitar and Gregg Rolie’s keyboards.

The solo became widely known because it was featured prominently in the documentary Woodstock, released in 1970. That film introduced millions of viewers to Santana’s set and helped establish Shrieve as a major rock drummer. The famous footage is sometimes confused with performances by better-known drummers such as John Bonham or Keith Moon, but neither played with Santana at Woodstock.