The band responsible for the hit songs “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind” has announced their anniversary tour scheduled to kick off in June. Fifty years after Kansas brought progressive rock to the United States, the band is hitting the road with a special musical rendition of their most popular songs for their fans.
(L-r) Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere director Charles Randazzo with guitarist Richard Williams, violinist Robby Steinhardt, drummer Phil Ehart, and producer Budd Carr in 2015 | Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Santa Barbara International Film Festival Kansas will debut ‘Another Fork in the Road’ in Pittsburg
Almost immediately after wrapping up the “Kansas Classics” tour in May, Kansas kicks off its next tour, “Another Fork in the Road,” in Pittsburg on June 2. The tour will showcase five decades of the band’s music for fans nationwide, hitting major cities along both coasts.
According to a press release on KanasasBand.
(L-r) Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere director Charles Randazzo with guitarist Richard Williams, violinist Robby Steinhardt, drummer Phil Ehart, and producer Budd Carr in 2015 | Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Santa Barbara International Film Festival Kansas will debut ‘Another Fork in the Road’ in Pittsburg
Almost immediately after wrapping up the “Kansas Classics” tour in May, Kansas kicks off its next tour, “Another Fork in the Road,” in Pittsburg on June 2. The tour will showcase five decades of the band’s music for fans nationwide, hitting major cities along both coasts.
According to a press release on KanasasBand.
- 4/12/2023
- by Rose Burke
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kansas fans may find it hard to believe the band never had a number one hit song, despite releasing catchy tunes that would still play on the radio decades later. The progressive rock band is best known for their hit single “Carry On Wayward Son,” but even this classic song didn’t crack the Top 10. Instead, it was another track by Kansas that reached number six on music charts and became the band’s highest-charting song.
‘Dust in the Wind’ by Kansas landed the number six spot in 1978 Musicians Rich Williams, Tom Brislin, Billy Greer, Phil Ehart, David Ragsdale and Ronnie Platt of the classic rock band Kansas perform onstage in 2022 I Scott Dudelson/Getty Images
Released in 1978, “Dust in the Wind” peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, remaining on the list for 20 weeks. Its success stunned band members, including the song’s writer Kerry Livgren. During...
‘Dust in the Wind’ by Kansas landed the number six spot in 1978 Musicians Rich Williams, Tom Brislin, Billy Greer, Phil Ehart, David Ragsdale and Ronnie Platt of the classic rock band Kansas perform onstage in 2022 I Scott Dudelson/Getty Images
Released in 1978, “Dust in the Wind” peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, remaining on the list for 20 weeks. Its success stunned band members, including the song’s writer Kerry Livgren. During...
- 3/19/2023
- by Rose Burke
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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