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“They put together this show in Kansas, gave away a bunch of free beer and attracted a lot of people,” Platt said. Gold was impressed by the show and signed the band for their debut album in 1974. The chances of them even being heard at that point was probably a million to one, but eventually over time someone listened to it and Kirshner’s guy Wally Gold was sent to see them in Kansas.” “The guy walks in and there’s just all these tapes on the desk. “They sent a demo to New York and they had a guy bring it to Don Kirshner’s office,” Platt said.
They were discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner of the label Kirshner. To quote the documentary ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere,’ they were as far as you could be from any kind of music industry stuff.” “There must have been something in the water in Topeka! To have six guys at such an incredible level of musicianship come from the same area.
“What the heck was in Topeka, Kansas, in 1972?” Platt said. Our lighting director Scott Pearson does a freakin’ phenomenal job lighting up the stage.”įormed in Topeka, Kansas, in 1972, Kansas began as a proverbial garage band. “The biggest compliment I’ll hear if I’m leaving the casino or running into people at the coffee shop the next morning is, ‘We weren’t expecting it to be that good,'” Platt said. The band will perform the full “Point of Know Return” album, as well as other huge hits. … We’re going to bring something special to our Kansas fans.” We’ve been doing our classics set since May. “We’re really looking forward to just being back on the road.
“We’re going to be one of the first bands to desecrate it,” lead singer Ronnie Platt told WTOP. Kansas is ready to rock the brand new Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia, on Dec. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Kansas at Capital One Hall (Part 1)Ĭarry on all you wayward classic rock listeners!