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Steve Walsh (born June 15, 1951) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his work as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Kansas. He retired from the band in 2014. [ 1 ]
Ronald "Ronnie" Platt (born February 24, 1962) is an American singer who is best known as the current lead singer for the rock band Kansas after Steve Walsh's retirement in 2014. [1] He is also the former lead singer of the band Shooting Star. Platt started his career as a truck driver before joining Shooting Star in 2007.
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 ...
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] He and Steve Walsh were the only original members of the band not from Topeka. [2]
On July 2, 2014, a statement was issued on the band's official Facebook page announcing the impending retirement of lead singer Steve Walsh. On July 6, 2014, former Kansas lead singer John Elefante issued a statement that he had been contacted by the band on July 2 to discuss rejoining. However, on July 4, after turning to prayer, he said that ...
Williams shared guitar duties with keyboardist/guitarist Kerry Livgren until 1984 when Kansas first broke up, and later from 1990 to 1991 and 1999 to 2000. From 1985 to 1991, he shared guitar-playing with Steve Morse, and later with Zak Rizvi from 2016 to 2021. Since April 2021, Williams has served as the band's only dedicated guitarist, as he ...
"Portrait (He Knew)" is a song by the American progressive rock band Kansas. It was written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh and was recorded for the band's fifth album, Point of Know Return. The song was also released as a single after the success of "Point of Know Return" and "Dust in the Wind" and charted at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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.