<Table> Line - ups in eras <Tr> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Lineup </Th> <Th> Albums </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1973--1981 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead and backing vocals, keyboards, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Kansas (1974) </Li> <Li> Song for America (1975) </Li> <Li> Masque (1975) </Li> <Li> Leftoverture (1976) </Li> <Li> Point of Know Return (1977) </Li> <Li> Two for the Show (1978) </Li> <Li> Monolith (1979) </Li> <Li> Audio - Visions (1980) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1982--1983 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> John Elefante--lead and backing vocals, keyboards </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Vinyl Confessions (1982) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> John Elefante--lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Drastic Measures (1983) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1984 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead guitar </Li> <Li> John Elefante--lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Best of Kansas (1984) (1 new song) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1984--1985 </Th> <Td> Disbanded </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1985--1986 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Morse--lead guitar, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1986--1989 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Morse--lead guitar, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Greg Robert (touring member)--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Power (1986) </Li> <Li> In the Spirit of Things (1988) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1989--1990 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead and rhythm guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Greg Robert (touring member)--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Greg Robert--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1990--1991 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Greg Robert--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1991 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Greg Robert--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> <Li> David Ragsdale--violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1991 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Greg Robert--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> <Li> David Ragsdale--violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Morse--lead guitar, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1991--1997 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Greg Robert--keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> <Li> David Ragsdale--violin, rhythm guitar, vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Live at the Whisky (1992) </Li> <Li> Freaks of Nature (1995) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1997--1999 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead and rhythm guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, backing and lead vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Always Never the Same (1998) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1999--2000 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--lead and backing vocals, bass </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, lead and backing vocals </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Somewhere to Elsewhere (2000) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2000--2006 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead and rhythm guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, lead and backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Device--Voice--Drum (2002) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2006--2014 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion </Li> <Li> David Ragsdale--violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> There's Know Place Like Home (2009) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2014--2016 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> David Ragsdale--violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals </Li> <Li> David Manion--keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Ronnie Platt--lead and backing vocals, keyboards </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016--present </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion, manager </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--lead guitar </Li> <Li> Billy Greer--bass, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> David Ragsdale--violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals </Li> <Li> David Manion--keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Ronnie Platt--lead and backing vocals, keyboards </Li> <Li> Zak Rizvi--rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Prelude Implicit (2016) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Lineup </Th> <Th> Albums </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1973--1981 </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead and backing vocals, keyboards, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Kansas (1974) </Li> <Li> Song for America (1975) </Li> <Li> Masque (1975) </Li> <Li> Leftoverture (1976) </Li> <Li> Point of Know Return (1977) </Li> <Li> Two for the Show (1978) </Li> <Li> Monolith (1979) </Li> <Li> Audio - Visions (1980) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Phil Ehart--drums, percussion </Li> <Li> Dave Hope--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Kerry Livgren--lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals </Li> <Li> Robby Steinhardt--violin, backing and lead vocals </Li> <Li> Steve Walsh--lead and backing vocals, keyboards, percussion </Li> <Li> Rich Williams--rhythm and lead guitar </Li> </Ul>

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