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He sings lead on Kansas' biggest and best-known hits -- "Carry On Wayward Son," "Dust In The Wind" and "Point Of Know Return". Walsh was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, but his family moved to Kansas when he was a youngster. He ultimately joined forces with other Topeka musicians and they formed a band and named it after their home state. Kansas toured relentlessly and sharpened their original brand of distinctively American, hard-rocking progressive music. With 1974's self-titled debut album, Kansas started a winning streak that has continued for 30 years. 1976's 'Leftoverture' and 1977's 'Point Of Know Return' were enormously successful and are deservedly recognized as rock classics, as are the previously mentioned hits they contained, "Carry On Wayward Son," "Dust In The Wind" and "Point Of Know Return". 1980 marked a turning point in Walsh's career. He left Kansas after 'Audio-Visions' and released his first solo album,...