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American rock band

Kansas
Kansas in 2016 (L to R): Rich Williams, Billy Greer, Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, Ronnie Platt, David Manion, and David Ragsdale
Background information
Origin	Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Genres	Progressive rock[1] art rock hard stone arena rock[3]
Years active	1973–1984, 1985–present
Labels	Kirshner MCA Magna Carta Inside Out
Associated acts	Proto-Kaw Streets Advertizing Mastedon Seventh Key Native Window Dixie Dregs Deep Purple Meteor
Website	kansasband.com
Members	Phil Ehart Rich Williams Baton Greer David Ragsdale Ronnie Platt Tom Brislin
Past members	Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Lynn Meredith Don Montre Dan Wright Greg Allen Larry Baker Rod Mikinski Zeke Lowe John Bolton Brad Schulz Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert David Manion Zak Rizvi

Kansas is an American stone band that became popular in the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later on with hit singles such as "Behave On Wayward Son" and "Grit in the Wind".^[4] The band has produced nine aureate albums, three multi-platinum albums (Leftoverture iv×, Point of Know Render 4×, and The All-time of Kansas 4×), ane other platinum studio anthology (Monolith), one platinum live double album (Two for the Show), and a 1000000-selling single, "Dust in the Wind". Kansas appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. "Carry On Wayward Son" was the 2d-most-played track on Usa classic stone radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997.^{[five] [ third-party source needed ]}

History [edit]

1970–1973: Early years [edit]

In 1969, Don Montre and Kerry Livgren (guitars, keyboards, synthesizers) were performing in a band called the Reasons Why in their hometown of Topeka, Kansas. After leaving to form the band Saratoga with Lynn Meredith and Dan Wright, they started playing Livgren'south original fabric, with Scott Kessler playing bass and Zeke Lowe coming in on drums.

In 1970, they changed the band's name to Kansas and merged with members of rival Topeka progressive stone group White Clover.^[6] White Clover members Dave Hope (bass) and Phil Ehart (drums, percussion) joined with Livgren, vocalists Meredith and Greg Allen, keyboardists Montre and Wright and saxophonist Larry Baker.^[four] This early Kansas group, sometimes called Kansas I, lasted until early 1971 when Ehart, Hope and some of the others left to re-form White Clover.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Ehart was replaced past Zeke Lowe and afterwards Brad Schulz, Hope was replaced by Rod Mikinski on bass and Bakery was replaced by John Bolton on saxophone and flute. This lineup is sometimes referred to equally Kansas Two, and xxx years later would re-form under the name Proto-Kaw.

In 1972, after Ehart returned from England (where he had gone to look for other musicians), he and Hope once once again re-formed White Clover with Robby Steinhardt (vocals, violin, viola, cello), Steve Walsh (vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion) and Rich Williams (guitars). In early 1973, they recruited Livgren from the second Kansas grouping, which then folded.^[7] Somewhen they received a recording contract with Don Kirshner'south eponymous label, after Kirshner's assistant, Wally Gilded, heard one of their demo tapes and came out to check out the band at one of their local gigs in March 1973, in Ellinwood, Kansas. After signing with Kirshner, the group decided to return to using the name "Kansas".

1974–1979: Rise to national prominence [edit]

Their self-titled debut album, produced past Aureate, was released in March 1974, well-nigh a yr afterwards information technology was recorded in New York.^[6] It defined the ring'southward signature sound, a mix of American-mode boogie rock and complex, symphonic arrangements with changing time signatures. Steinhardt's violin was a distinctive element of the group's sound, being defined more by heartland rock than the jazz and classical influences which about progressive rock violinists followed.

The band slowly developed a cult following due to promotion by Kirshner and extensive touring for the debut anthology and its ii follow-ups, Song for America (February 1975) and Masque (October 1975). Song for America was co-produced by Wally Gold and their erstwhile White Clover bandmate Jeff Glixman, who would go along to produce all of their albums from Masque to Two for the Show (October 1978) on his own, returning to the helm for 1995's Freaks of Nature. Both Masque and their next release, Leftoverture, were recorded at a studio in the eye of the Louisiana Bayou named Studio in the Country.

Kansas released its 4th album, Leftoverture, in Oct 1976, which produced a hit single, "Carry On Wayward Son", in 1977. The follow-upwardly, Bespeak of Know Return, recorded at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana and Woodland Sound in Nashville and released in Oct 1977, featured the championship track and "Grit in the Wind", both hit singles. Leftoverture was a breakthrough for the band, hit No. v on Billboard's pop album chart. Bespeak of Know Return peaked even higher, at No. 4. Both albums sold over four million copies in the U.S. Both "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind" were certified gold singles, selling over one million units each. "Dust in the Wind" was certified gilded as a digital download by the RIAA in 2005, nigh 30 years after selling i million copies as a single. Leftoverture was eventually certified five-times platinum by the RIAA in 2001.

During this menstruation, Kansas became a major headlining deed and sold out the largest venues bachelor to rock bands at the fourth dimension, including New York'south Madison Square Garden. The band documented this era in 1978 with Two for the Testify, a double alive album of recordings from various performances from its 1977 and 1978 tours. The ring gained a solid reputation for faithful live reproduction of their studio recordings.

In March 1978, Kansas was brought over to tour Europe for the very first time and later on that same year, they were named UNICEF Deputy Ambassadors of Goodwill.^[8]

The follow-upwardly studio album to Point of Know Render was Monolith (May 1979), which was cocky-produced. The album generated a Pinnacle 40 single in "People of the Southward Wind", whose title refers to the meaning of the 'Kanza' (Kaw) Native American people, after whom the state and the band are named. The anthology failed to garner the sales and radio airplay of its two predecessors. Nevertheless, the album eventually went platinum. Livgren's platinum award for the album is on brandish at the Kansas Museum of History.^[9] The band toured the United states for Monolith during the summer and fall of 1979 then went over to tour Japan for the first time in January 1980.

1980–1984: Creative tensions [edit]

Kansas bandmembers began to drift apart in the early 1980s. During the bout supporting Monolith, Livgren became a born-again Christian, and this was reflected in his lyrics on the side by side three albums, beginning with Audio-Visions (September 1980). "Concord On", a Peak xl single from that anthology, displayed his new-plant faith. Hope shortly converted to Christianity as well. This would be the final album with the original lineup (until they briefly reunited in 1999–2000), and also the last Kansas studio album to exist certified gold by the RIAA.

Due to creative differences over the lyrical direction of the next album, Walsh left in October 1981 to form a new band, Streets. In Feb 1982 Walsh was replaced by vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist John Elefante,^[four] who—unknown to Livgren and Hope at the time—was also a Christian.^[x] He was chosen from over 200 applicants, such equally Sammy Hagar, Doug Pinnick, Ted Neeley (who played the title character in the movie Jesus Christ Superstar), Warren Ham (ex-Bloodrock, who would bring together the ring on the road in 1982, calculation sax, flute, harmonica, back-up vocals and extra keyboards) and Michael Gleason (who would supply keyboards and back-up vocals on the grouping's 1983 tour).

The first Kansas anthology with Elefante, Vinyl Confessions, was released in June 1982. The record renewed involvement in the grouping and generated the band'due south commencement Top 20 hit in several years, "Play the Game Tonight", which hit No. four on Billboard 'due south newly deployed Mainstream Rock chart. The anthology's more often than not Christianity-based lyrics attracted a new audience and garnered radio airplay on the then fledgling Contemporary Christian Music format. The anthology featured bankroll vocals from Queen drummer Roger Taylor, who was recording in the studio next door. Nevertheless, sales of the album fell brusk of aureate status.

Drastic Measures followed in July 1983. For various reasons, Livgren contributed just three songs to the album; the rest were penned by John Elefante and his blood brother Dino. With violinist Steinhardt leaving the grouping before the recording sessions, the upshot was a more mainstream popular-stone album. Though the album charted lower than whatsoever Kansas anthology since Masque, peaking at No. 41, its single "Fight Burn down with Burn down" fared better. It did not crack the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, just reached No. 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Stone chart. It was the highest nautical chart position of whatever Kansas release on any chart, though this particular chart did not exist prior to 1981. For their 1983 tour for Desperate Measures, Kansas was joined on stage by the aforementioned Michael Gleason and Terry Brock (who covered the absent Steinhardt's harmony vocals).

During the band's time with Elefante as pb vocalist, Livgren became increasingly uncomfortable with Kansas representing his Christian worldview. Afterward a concluding New Year's Eve functioning on December 31, 1983, Livgren and Hope left to form AD with Warren Ham and Michael Gleason. They were joined by drummer Dennis Holt.

Elefante, Ehart and Williams sought to continue as Kansas and recorded one more than song, "Perfect Lover", which appeared on the retrospective The Best of Kansas (August 1984), which has sold over 4 one thousand thousand units in the U.S. alone. The song would eventually be removed in favor of other songs on the remastered release of the compilation. The group disbanded after its release, which thus became the final Kansas recording with Elefante. Since leaving the ring, Elefante has go a popular Contemporary Christian music artist and has non performed with the group since.

In the summer of 1984, Ehart, Williams and Elefante were role of a United Service Organizations (USO) tour of US military machine bases that had been put together past Ehart, called 1st Airborne Rock and Roll Partition, that also included Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers), Leon Medica (LeRoux), David Jenkins, Cory Lerios and John Pierce (from Pablo Prowl) and Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Bun Due east. Carlos (from Cheap Trick). The supergroup began four days of rehearsals in Hawaii on March 10 earlier start a 17-twenty-four hour period bout playing for the United States 7th Fleet in the Indian Ocean and country-based troops in Korea, Okinawa, Diego Garcia and the Philippines. This was followed past a 2d USO tour in March 1985 that included Ehart, Williams and Steve Walsh.

1985–1990: Reformation [edit]

In March 1985, the band came back together with Ehart, Williams and Walsh^[6] (who had briefly played keyboards on the road for Inexpensive Trick in the spring and summertime of 1985, afterward the break upwards of Streets), but without Livgren, Promise or Steinhardt.^[4] The new lineup included Streets bassist Billy Greer and guitarist Steve Morse (formerly of the Dixie Dregs).^[6] The first performances of the new lineup with Morse and Greer took place during a third USO 1st Airborne Rock and Roll Sectionalisation bout that toured US military bases in the The states, Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Singapore, Iceland and almost of Europe during the belatedly summer through early Oct 1986.

The re-formed band released Power in November 1986.^[6] The outset single, "All I Wanted", became the last Kansas single to hitting the Billboard Top 40 nautical chart, peaking at No. 19.^[4] It also received considerable airplay on MTV. Ii more singles, the championship runway and "Can't Cry Anymore", were less successful, "Power" hit the lower end of the Hot 100 and getting substantial play and charting on the Stone Charts, but "Tin't Cry Anymore" receiving piffling airplay despite a clever music video.

The ring added Baton Rouge native Greg Robert on keyboards and dorsum-up vocals at the suggestion of LeRoux's Leon Medica. Greg played his commencement show with Kansas on January 31, 1987 forth with 38 Special at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico. The new lineup released a second album, In the Spirit of Things, in Oct 1988. The concept anthology and subsequent bout were pop with the fan base but did not receive widespread airplay beyond the "Stand Beside Me" video on MTV. Morse temporarily left the band at the end of a tour of Deutschland in April 1989.

On September 15, 1990 Walsh, Williams and Ehart played a charity event at the Saddlerock Ranch in Malibu, California, alongside Saga, Lou Gramm (of Greenhorn), Mr. Large, Eddie Coin, Kevin Cronin (from REO Speedwagon) and others. Alex Lifeson joined them on stage for a brusque gear up of Kansas before Geddy Lee flew in to bring together Alex for a Rush set, with Ehart on drums subbing for Neil Peart.^[xi]

In November 1990, a German promoter arranged to reunite all the original members of Kansas (except for Steinhardt) for a European bout. Greer joined them, forth with keyboardist Greg Robert. At the end of the tour, Promise left once again, just Livgren remained on into 1991.

1991–1997: Improver of David Ragsdale [edit]

In April 1991 violinist David Ragsdale (who had submitted a tape of his playing to Ehart several years earlier) was invited to bring together the group and the return of the violin immune Kansas to perform earlier material in arrangements closer to the originals. Livgren left during the 1991 summertime tour, to be replaced temporarily past Steve Morse again. After the tour, Morse left the band for practiced to return to his own projects and eventually become a member of Deep Purple, and Ragsdale took over the actress guitar parts, leaving Williams every bit the primary guitar histrion. The resulting lineup of Ehart, Greer, Ragsdale, Robert, Walsh and Williams lasted from 1991 to 1997. This flow saw one live album and accompanying video, Live at the Whisky (July 1992), and one studio album, Freaks of Nature (May 1995).

During the fall of 1993, drummer Van Romaine (formerly of Blood Sweat and Tears and Steve Morse's band) came in to substitute for Ehart, who was taking care of the grouping'south business organization and putting together The Kansas Boxed Prepare, which was released in July 1994. Bryan Holmes, from The Producers, too filled in for Ehart during the spring and summer of 1994 until that December, when Phil returned for a tour of Germany.

On July 28, 1995 Kansas was inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

Kansas performing in 2009

1997–2006: Return of Robby Steinhardt [edit]

In early 1997, Robert and Ragsdale left the band and Steinhardt returned.

In May 1998, Kansas released Always Never the Same, which featured Larry Baird conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. The album was a mix of older Kansas material (with new arrangements past Baird), several new songs and a encompass of "Eleanor Rigby".

Somewhere to Elsewhere, a new studio album released in July 2000, featured all the original members of Kansas, plus Greer, with all songs written by Kerry Livgren. That aforementioned summertime, Kansas was the opening act for Yes during their "Masterworks" tour.

During the late 1990s and early on 2000s, Livgren would occasionally attend Kansas shows and come up on phase to play one or more songs with the ring. At a March 9, 2002 concert at Lake Tahoe, he played the whole show, subbing for Rich Williams who was "under the weather", and another live album and DVD from Kansas, entitled Device - Vox - Drum, which was recorded in the band's present home of Atlanta on June 15, 2002, was released that Oct.

As well in 2002, Kansas II (the lineup prior to the recording and release of the first Kansas album) released an album nether the name Proto-Kaw, featuring demos and live material recorded from 1971 to 1973. It led to a new studio album, Before Became Afterward (2004), with most of the Kansas II members participating. Proto-Kaw released a third album, The Wait of Glory in 2006, and their fourth and terminal studio album, Forth, was released in 2011, after which the band ceased.

2006–2013: Continued touring and regained popularity [edit]

Kansas continued to bout every twelvemonth. The 2006 tour was delayed for a few weeks due to Steinhardt's second divergence in March^[12] and Ragsdale's subsequent return to the lineup.

In 2008, the Kansas website appear that four of the five members (Ehart, Ragsdale, Williams, and Greer) had formed a side recording grouping chosen Native Window and they released their cocky-titled debut album in June 2009.

Kansas performing in 2008

In Feb 2009, Kansas recorded a concert in Topeka featuring a full symphony orchestra, with Larry Baird conducting. Morse and Livgren appeared every bit special guests on several songs. The performance was released on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray equally There's Know Place Like Home that Oct and the DVD striking No. 5 on the Billboard Music Video Chart the week subsequently its release.

In July 2010, Kansas completed a thirty-day "United Nosotros Rock" tour with fellow archetype stone acts Styx and Foreigner. Kansas then began a collegiate tour in September 2010. On this bout they performed with the symphony orchestras of various US colleges in an effort to enhance money for the individual schools' music programs. The success of the tour led the band to start some other one the following twelvemonth.

David Ragsdale (l.) and Billy Greer onstage with Kansas in 2010

On September 13, 2012 Kansas began a new tour with a performance at the Best Purchase Theater in New York City. Opening for them was the band King'south Ten and a 1-man-band chosen That 1 Guy. This tour featured many hits from the albums Leftoverture and Bespeak of Know Render, likewise as textile from a number of their other albums.

The ring kicked off 2013 beingness featured on the Rock Legends Two prowl. The floating rock festival for a cause aboard Majestic Caribbean area International's Liberty of the Seas departed Jan 10, 2013 from Fort Lauderdale, FL. Other big names included Greenhorn, Paul Rodgers, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Bachman & Turner, 38 Special, The Marshall Tucker Band, Blue Öyster Cult, Foghat and Molly Hatchet.

On March i, 2013 Kansas announced a 40th-ceremony celebration was in the works. Even so, Steinhardt suffered a heart attack days before the concert and was unable to participate. Yet, the testify went on, billed every bit the 40th Ceremony Fan Appreciation Concert, performed in Pittsburgh on August 17, 2013 at the same venue, Benedum Middle (formerly The Stanley Theater), which had propelled them to national recognition. The show featured guest appearances by Kerry Livgren and Dave Hope and the first set featured symphonic accompaniment by the Three Rivers Orchestra, conducted by Larry Baird. Intermission featured Phil Ehart overseeing random prize drawings of autographed band trade, videotaped 40th ceremony well-wishes from other bands and an exclusive showtime-look at the trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary Miracles Out of Nowhere.^[13]

2014–2020: Retirement of Steve Walsh, The Prelude Implicit [edit]

On August ii, 2014 a statement was issued on the ring'southward official Facebook page announcing the impending retirement of lead vocalist Steve Walsh.

On August 6, 2014 former Kansas lead vocalizer John Elefante issued a statement that he had been contacted past the band on August ii to discuss rejoining. Nevertheless, on August 4, after turning to prayer, he said that information technology was not meant to be. At that point, he also cited Steve Walsh as one of the reasons he wanted to get a singer.^[14]

A statement was issued on August 14, 2014 through the band's official Facebook page stating that Chicago native Ronnie Platt (who had previously sung with Shooting star) had been selected as the band's new lead vocalist and keyboard player.

On August 24, 2014 the band appear that their longtime lighting specialist David Manion would exist handling the primary keyboard parts for the ring on phase along with Platt, giving the group a full-time keyboardist for the first fourth dimension since Greg Robert's departure in 1997. Manion had besides handled keyboard responsibilities for Kansas bassist and vocalizer Billy Greer's band, Seventh Primal.^[15]

In March 2015, the ring released the aforementioned documentary, Miracles Out of Nowhere.^[xvi] The documentary chronicles the band's germination and follows them throughout their success with Leftoverture and Betoken of Know Return. It was initially available in a express-edition release that contained an actress DVD of bonus interviews. The documentary was released alongside a companion CD of the aforementioned proper noun that independent a pick of the band'due south greatest hits forth with snippets of commentary from the documentary.

On September 1, 2015 a press release announced that Kansas had signed with Inside Out Music, a German label defended to progressive stone and related genres, for the release of their upcoming 15th studio album.^[17] The release of this album marked the longest menstruum to date between studio releases since the previous album, Somewhere to Elsewhere, had been released over 15 years prior, in 2000. On Feb 26, 2016 the group officially announced The Prelude Implicit for a September 2016 release.^[18] The anthology's co-producer and co-writer, Zak Rizvi, was later on named as a full member of the band, giving Kansas a second full-time guitarist for the kickoff fourth dimension since Steve Morse's difference in 1991.^[19]

On September 30, 2016 the current lineup kicked off a multi-urban center bout at the Benedum Eye in Pittsburgh, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of Leftoverture, which was washed once more in the spring of 2017 with a 12 show 40th anniversary bout, that, like the fall jaunt, included performances of newer tracks, older songs and a complete rendering of the total Leftoverture album. A two-CD fix, Leftoverture Live & Beyond, was released in November 2017 that contained nineteen songs culled from different shows during the tour and the band's 2017 fall dates likewise included further 40th anniversary shows.

In 2018 the group decided to celebrate the 40th ceremony of Indicate of Know Return by playing that anthology in its entirety at the shows on a tour, fix to begin in September.

Later the conclusion of the fall tour dates, keyboardist David Manion departed the band and in December Tom Brislin (who had played with Yes, Meat Loaf, Debbie Harry, Renaissance, Camel, Dennis DeYoung and others) was appear as the new keyboardist, with the second leg of the Bespeak 40th anniversary tour slated to resume in March 2019.^[20]

On June 25, 2019 The New York Times Magazine listed Kansas among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.^[21]

In December 2019, the ring played the entire Leftoverture and Point of Know Return albums in a special performance at the Beacon Theater in New York Urban center.^[22]

2020: The Absence of Presence [edit]

On March xx, 2020, the band announced the upcoming release of a new studio anthology, The Absence of Presence.^[23] Due to manufacturing delays, the album was released on July 17, 2020. It has been promoted past the release of videos for iii songs: "Throwing Mountains", "Memories Downwards the Line" and "Jets Overhead".^[24] Recording for the anthology took place simultaneously during the band's 2019 touring schedule.^[25]

To promote the album, an autumn 2020 tour of Europe was scheduled, merely following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the bout was postponed till 2022.^[25]

Rizvi left the band in April 2021 in order to pursue new projects.^[26]

On May 28, 2021 the grouping released Point of Know Return: Live and Beyond, with performances taken from various dates on the 2019 to early 2020 legs of the Point of Know Return 40th Anniversary Tour.^[27]

The group resumed touring in the late spring of 2021 and their 2021/2022 fall/winter dates included more Signal of Know Return 50th Anniversary shows.

Former violin player and vocalist Robby Steinhardt died from pancreatitis on July 17, 2021, at the historic period of 71.^[28]

Influences [edit]

Kansas'due south musical style, a fusion of hard rock, southern rock, and progressive rock,^[29] was influenced by several bands. The music of Aye and Genesis was inspirational to Kansas, especially demonstrated in the lyrics of Walsh.^[thirty] Livgren cited the 1960s band Bear on as foundational to his development.^[31] Livgren'south evolving spirituality is reflected in the band'due south songs, with early on works showing an interest in the mysticism of Eastern religions, works in the tardily 1970s influenced past the American spiritual philosophy of The Urantia Book, followed in the early 1980s by works embracing born-again Christianity.^[32] The re-formed band produced a harder pop metal album in the late 1980s.^[thirty]

In a 2003 interview with The A.V. Club, Berkeley Breathed, the creator of the Opus comic strip, revealed that "Opus was named afterwards a Kansas song." From the band's 1976 album Leftoverture, the songs "Opus Insert" and the epic "Magnum Opus" could both be the inspiration for the name. He as well added, "If you're likewise young to know who Kansas was, to hell with y'all."

Appearances in other media [edit]

"Behave On Wayward Son" has been covered by many artists. It was included on soundtracks for the post-obit movies and television shows: Anchorman: The Fable of Ron Burgundy, Family Guy, Gentlemen Broncos, Happy Gilmore, Heroes (1977)*, Scrubs, South Park ("Guitar Queer-o" episode), King of the Hill ("My Ain Private Rodeo") and Strangers with Candy ("Aye You lot Can't"). It was also featured in the video games Thousand Theft Auto V, Guitar Hero Two, Guitar Hero Nail Hits, Rock Band ii, and Rock Band Unplugged.

The vocal is often played throughout the testify Supernatural and also appears in Supernatural: The Anime Series (as the ending for each episode). Information technology is often hailed as the evidence'southward unofficial theme song.^[33]

"Carry On Wayward Son" was removed from the 1977 movie Heroes when it was discovered that the movie had not obtained rights to use the song. The DVD release by MCA/Universal Home used a different (unknown) song, nevertheless the credit for "Wayward Son" remains.

"Dust in the Wind" was parodied past comedian Tim Hawkins, the parody called "A Whiff of Kansas" which is on the Pretty Pink Tractor album, and a video parody on the Insanitized live DVD. In 2016, the music video for the song was parodied on The Belatedly Late Prove with James Corden.^[34] In the 2003 picture show Former School, the song was sung by Frank "The Tank" Ricard, played by Will Ferrell, at the funeral for Joseph "Blueish" Pulaski, a fraternity brother, played past Joseph Patrick Cranshaw, and as such, the vocal appears on the moving picture'due south soundtrack. In the 1989 picture Nib & Ted'due south Splendid Adventure, Ted, played by Keanu Reeves, quotes the song lyric "All nosotros are is dust in the wind, dude" to philosophize with Socrates.

"Point of Know Return" was featured equally part of the soundtrack for the 2021 film The Suicide Squad. ^[35]

Members [edit]

Current members

• Phil Ehart – drums, percussion (1970-1971, 1973–1984, 1985–present)
• Rich Williams – lead and rhythm guitars (1973–1984, 1985–present)
• Billy Greer – bass, acoustic guitar, backing and lead vocals (1985–present)
• David Ragsdale – violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1991–1997, 2006–present)
• Ronnie Platt – pb and backing vocals, keyboards (2014–present)
• Tom Brislin – keyboards, backing and lead vocals (2018–present)

Discography [edit]

• Kansas (1974)
• Song for America (1975)
• Masque (1975)
• Leftoverture (1976)
• Indicate of Know Return (1977)
• Monolith (1979)
• Audio-Visions (1980)
• Vinyl Confessions (1982)
• Drastic Measures (1983)
• Power (1986)
• In the Spirit of Things (1988)
• Freaks of Nature (1995)
• Ever Never the Same (1998)
• Somewhere to Elsewhere (2000)
• The Prelude Implicit (2016)
• The Absence of Presence (2020)

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External links [edit]

• Official website
• Billy Greer
• Kerry Livgren
• David Ragsdale
• Steve Walsh
• John Elefante
• Kansas discography at MusicBrainz
• Kansas discography at Discogs
• AllMusic: Kansas - Artist Biography
• Kansas at IMDb
• Innerviews: Career-Spanning 2015 Band Interview

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_(band)

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