Kansas (band)

Kansas
Kansas in 2008
Background information
OriginTopeka, Kansas, United States
GenresProgressive rock, hard rock, art rock
Years active1973–1984; 1985–present
LabelsKirshner, MCA, Magna Carta
MembersPhil Ehart
Rich Williams
Steve Walsh
Billy Greer
David Ragsdale
Past member(s)Kerry Livgren
Dave Hope
Robby Steinhardt (d. 2021)[1]
John Elefante
Steve Morse
Greg Robert
Websitekansasband.com

Kansas is an American rock band. They formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1970. They are best known for songs including "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in The Wind".

Albums

  • Kansas (1974)
  • Song for America (1974)
  • Masque (1975)
  • Leftoverture (1976)
  • Point of Know Return (1977)
  • Two for the Show (1978)
  • Monolith (1979)
  • Audio-Visions (1980)
  • Vinyl Confessions (1982)
  • Drastic Measures (1983)
  • The Best of Kansas (1984)
  • Power (1986)
  • In the Spirit of Things (1988)
  • Live at the Whisky (1992)
  • Freaks of Nature (1995)
  • Always Never the Same (1998)
  • King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents (1998)
  • The Best of Kansas [remastered] (1999)
  • Somewhere to Elsewhere (2000)
  • Early Recordings from Kansas 1971-1973 (Proto-Kaw) (2002)
  • Device, Voice, Drum (2002)
  • Before Became After (Proto-Kaw) (2005)
  • There's Know Place Like Home (2009)
  • The Prelude Implicit (2016)
  • The Absence of Presence (2020)

References