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 ...

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] He sings lead on four of Kansas' best-known hits: "Carry On Wayward Son", "Dust in the Wind", "Point of Know Return", and "All I Wanted", the ...

During the band's time with Elefante as lead vocalist, Livgren became increasingly uncomfortable with Kansas representing his Christian worldview. After a final New Year's Eve performance on December 31, 1983, Livgren and Hope left to form AD with Warren Ham and Michael Gleason .

2022年6月1日 · Throughout his career with Kansas, Walsh rose to prominence as the lead singer on four of the band’s classic hits titled ‘Carry On Wayward Son,’ ‘Dust In The Wind,’ ‘Point Of Know Return,’ and ‘All I Wanted.’

2023年10月17日 · In 2014 Kansas co-founder Steve Walsh bowed to the inevitable and left the band. He’d been lead singer for almost their entire existence and so left a huge gap in the line-up. In 2016, they told Prog how they’d filled it and returned with The Prelude Implicit , their first album of the 21st century.

Ronnie Platt took over as the lead vocalist and keyboardist for Kansas in 2014, following the departure of Steve Walsh. Platt’s entry into the band marked a new era for Kansas, with his voice becoming a key feature of their recent albums, including “The Prelude Implicit” (2016) and “The Absence of Presence” (2020).

Walsh is the only original member of the band to not be from the state of Kansas. During Walsh's time with the band, Kansas recorded two enormously successful albums, 1976's Leftoverture and 1977's Point of Know Return. With Kansas, Walsh has released 12 studio albums, six live albums, and numerous singles. He has released three solo albums ...

2023年6月2日 · Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on the “Viper” seven-string electric violin. Joe is the lead singer and violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, which has just released their 6th album, “Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock).”

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 .

John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer. He is known for his tenure as frontman of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members from classic rock bands. Born in Levittown, New York, his family soon moved to Long Beach, California.