Kansas (band)

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".

Kansas
Kansas in 2008
Background information
Origin	Topeka, Kansas, United States
Genres	Progressive rock, hard rock, art rock
Years active	1973–1984; 1985–present
Labels	Kirshner, MCA, Magna Carta
Associated acts	Proto-Kaw, Streets, AD, Seventh Key, Native Window
Website	kansasband.com
Members	Phil Ehart Rich Williams Steve Walsh Billy Greer David Ragsdale
Past members	Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt (d. 2021) John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert

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)

Kansas (band) Media

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  Promotional poster for Kansas' 1976 concert in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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  Kansas guitarist Steve Morse

• Kansas performing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009

• Kansas op het Arrow Rock Festival 2008 in Nijmegen.

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