Robbie Steinhardt, vocalist/violinist for Kansas, dies at 71

[ABlairican Pie]

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/robb...t-kansas-dead/

Robbie Steinhardt. the violinist/vocalist for legendaruy rock band Kansas, has died at the age of 71 after suffering from sepsis due to pancreatitis. He had beaten a first bout with the condition this spring while attempting a summer music tour.

[Hawkee]

Isn't Kansas that group that sang Dust In The Wind? My uncle used to play that song all the time as a teen on his 8-track player. What a surprise that Robbie Steinhardt passed away and I knew very little about Kansas. But if you're looking for a wonderful cover of Dust In The Wind check out Sarah Brightman's version of it and she sings it very pretty
Bestie

[Dude111]

Thats very sad..........

I like thier first album the best

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Originally Posted by LaBestia

Isn't Kansas that group that sang Dust In The Wind? My uncle used to play that song all the time as a teen on his 8-track player. What a surprise that Robbie Steinhardt passed away and I knew very little about Kansas. But if you're looking for a wonderful cover of Dust In The Wind check out Sarah Brightman's version of it and she sings it very pretty
Bestie

Kansas did the song "Dust In the Wind". They also did "Carry On Wayward Son", "Point Of Know Return", "Portrait (He Knew)", "Play the Game Tonight", "Fight Fire With Fire", and others in mid-late 70's and early 80's. They were considered a progressive rock band, but "Dust In the Wind", a ballad, became their biggest song.

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Thats very sad..........

I like thier first album the best

The self-titled debut Kansas album was released in 1974. Kansas was a band who merged two local groups, an earlier incarnation of Kansas featuring guitarist Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh, and blues-rock band White Clover.

Songs on the album reflected Kerry Livgren's deep interest in Eastern religions, as on the song "Journey From Mariabronn", based on Herman Hesse's 'Narcissus and Goldmund'. Songs exploring Eastern spirituality, like many progressive bands of the 70's, would be a recurring theme on many Kansas albums during that decade.

Ads for the album contained the caption, "Kansas Is Koming". Promotional singles with the title, "Man the Stormcellars: Kansas is Koming!" were sent to radio stations with the singles "Can I Tell You" and "Lonely Wind". Unfortunately, the album failed to chart.

The album cover by John Steuart Curry depicted abolitionist John Brown in the mural "Tragic Prelude".