Kansas (band)

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
Members	Phil Ehart Rich Williams Steve Walsh Billy Greer David Ragsdale
Past member(s)	Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt (d. 2021) John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert
Website	kansasband.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)