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Kansas is an American progressive rock band which became a popular arena rock group in the 1970s, with hit singles such as “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind”. Kansas has remained a classic rock radio staple and a popular touring act in North America and Europe.

From 1974 to 1979, Kansas rose to national prominence with the promotion by Kirshner and touring behind the debut album and its two follow ups, Song for America and Masque, increased awareness of Kansas.

On the strength of the major hit single “Carry On Wayward Son” the band’s fourth album, Leftoverture, released in 1976, was a hit which garnered a lot of airplay on the burgeoning AOR radio format. The follow up Point of Know Return, released in 1977, featured the title track and “Dust in the Wind”, both hit singles.

Progressive metal band Vanden Plas has covered Kansas, making a somewhat heavier cover of “Point of Know Return.” The band’s biggest single, “Dust in the Wind,” was later used in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, a Subaru commercial, and in the film Old School. It was also prominently featured in several episodes of the television series Highlander.

“Dust in the Wind” has been covered by Sarah Brightman, the German rock band Scorpions (during their 2001 acoustic album Acoustica), Christian artists Billy Smiley and Acappella and by former New York Yankees center fielder and aspiring jazz guitarist Bernie Williams on his 2004 debut album The Journey Within. In 2006, ex-Kansas lead singer John Elefante also covered “Dust in the Wind” as a single. (Taken from www.wikipedia.org)