Santana lead vocalist dead at 79

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alex Ligertwood, a Santana lead singer, died Friday in Los Angeles, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 79.Circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately made available.Ligertwood served as the band's lead vocalist over five different iterations, beginning in 1979 through 1994.OUTLAW COUNTRY SINGER DAVID ALLAN COE DEAD AT 86 Alex Ligertwood served as one of Santana's lead singers from 1979-94. (Garry Clarke)"It’s with great sadness and heartache to announce the passing of my sweet dear Alex Ligertwood, my husband of 25 years, we knew each other for 36 years," his wife Shawn Brogan shared online.CARLOS SANTANA POSTPONES TEXAS CONCERT AFTER SUFFERING FROM DEHYDRATION"Alex passed peacefully in his sleep with his doggy Bobo by his side yesterday."Shawn noted how Alex was "loved by so many" in her statement posted on social media. Alex Ligertwood contributed to a number of Santana hits through the years. (Garry Clarke)"If you knew him, you loved him. He touched so many with his extraordinary voice," she noted. "He was all heart and soul. His favorite thing in life was to make music, sing and to share his gift with us.DAVE MASON, CO-FOUNDER OF LEGENDARY BRITISH ROCK BAND TRAFFIC,