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Kansas is an American progressive rock band from Topeka, Kansas.The band's current lineup features constant members guitarist Rich Williams and drummer Phil Ehart, alongside guitarist Zak Rivi (who first joined in 2016), vocalist and keyboardist Ronnie Platt (since 2014), keyboardist and vocalist Tom Brislin (since 2018), violinist and rhythm guitarist Joe Deninzon (since 2023) and bassist and ...
Kansas is an American rock band formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1973. They became popular during the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as " Carry On Wayward Son " and " Dust in the Wind ". [ 4 ]
John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. [1] From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members from classic rock bands.
The discography of Kansas, an American rock band, consists of 16 studio albums, seven live albums, nine compilation albums, and 29 singles.Formed by members Kerry Livgren, Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope, Phil Ehart, Steve Walsh, and Rich Williams, the group signed a recording contract with Kirshner Records in 1974.
Walsh left Kansas after 1980's Audio-Visions due to creative differences with the band's primary songwriter Kerry Livgren. [2] Earlier in 1980, he released his first solo album, Schemer-Dreamer , which included bandmates Livgren, Rich Williams and Phil Ehart, as well as guitarist Steve Morse (who in 1985 joined the revamped Kansas).
Among the songs Williams co-wrote with the band are "Can I Tell You", "No Room for a Stranger", and the hit "Play the Game Tonight". In 2009, Williams, along with fellow Kansas members Ehart, Billy Greer , and David Ragsdale , formed a group called Native Window that released one album.
The album was the band's lowest-charting record since their debut in 1974 and the tensions within the band eventually became too much. Kansas officially disbanded after giving a New Year's Eve concert at the end of their 1983 tour, [3] although Ehart, Williams, and Elefante stayed to record the song "Perfect Lover" for The Best of Kansas ...
Robert Eugene Steinhardt (May 25, 1950 – July 17, 2021) was an American musician best known for his work with rock band Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer, violinist and MC along with keyboardist Steve Walsh, from 1973 to 1982 and from 1997 to 2006. [1]