Michael Shrieve's Birth Card: The 9 of Diamonds

In the record

Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. The birth-card coordinate for July 6 is the 9 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of Michael Shrieve's 2000 Album of the Year — Supernatural.

Album of the Year record

• 2000 Album of the Year — Supernatural (Santana)

Michael Shrieve is on the 2000 Album of the Year list for Supernatural, billed as Santana at ceremony 42 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/2000/). Michael Shrieve (Q1929406, Wikipedia “Michael Shrieve”) appears here as billed with Santana. The billed act string on those wins is Santana. Albums in this pack for Michael Shrieve: 2000 Supernatural. Birth date 1949-07-06 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Michael Shrieve, verified against Wikidata P569 1949-07-06 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Michael Shrieve. It only names the calendar coordinate for July 6 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for Michael Shrieve.

The 9 of Diamonds coordinate

Michael Shrieve was born July 6, 1949 (1949-07-06). Month 7 and day 6 give solar value 35, which is the 9 of Diamonds (The Universal Provider). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1949 is unused, so Michael Shrieve's 1949 birth year does not move the card. The 9 of Diamonds does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on Michael Shrieve. Quoted system copy for the 9 of Diamonds, not a biography of Michael Shrieve: You give in a way you can sustain, and you let someone give back. You think about resources in terms of universal good and human need. You want to provide for humanity. Your vision is about abundance for all.

Live 9 of Diamonds meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Michael Shrieve is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock. His drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in the Woodstock film has been described as "electrifying", although he considers his solo during the same piece in 1970 at Tanglewood the superior performance.

Michael Shrieve in the public record

He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock. His drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in the Woodstock film has been described as "electrifying", although he considers his solo during the same piece in 1970 at Tanglewood the superior performance. Shrieve was born and grew up in Redwood City. Shrieve's first full-time band was called Glass Menagerie, followed by experience in the house band of an R&B club, backing touring musicians including B.B. King and Etta James. At 16, Shrieve played in a jam session at the Fillmore Auditorium, where he attracted the attention of Santana's manager, Stan Marcum. When he was 19, Shrieve jammed with Santana at a recording studio and was invited to join that day.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Michael Shrieve (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 9♦, 5♦, Q♦, J♣, 10♥, J♦, 7♠, 2♣, K♣, 4♥, 4♦, 2♠, 8♥, 6♣. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast a Grammy.

Also on the record

1. On August 16, 1969, Santana played the Woodstock Festival, shortly after Shrieve's twentieth birthday, but before the release of their eponymous first album (1969).
2. He remained with Santana for Abraxas (1970), Santana III (1971), Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), Borboletta (1974) and the live Lotus (1974).
3. He co-wrote four of the tracks on Caravanserai, as well as co-produced the album.
4. Shrieve left the original Santana band to pursue solo projects.

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• Bono — 1988 Album of the Year — The Joshua Tree; 2006 Album of the Year — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
• Herbie Hancock — 2008 Album of the Year — River: The Joni Letters
• Quincy Jones — 1991 Album of the Year — Back on the Block
• Steve Porcaro — 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV

FAQ

What is Michael Shrieve's birth card?

The 9 of Diamonds. July 6 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Michael Shrieve's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do Michael Shrieve's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1949-07-06 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Michael Shrieve, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. Michael Shrieve is billed with Santana. The Album of the Year line is 2000 Album of the Year — Supernatural. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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