Steve Walsh

Person · Male

Steve Walsh

original lead singer of Kansas

From
St. Louis, United States
Since
1951–present
Rating
★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases
5
  • rock

About

Steve Walsh (born June 15, 1951) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his work as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Kansas. He retired from the band in 2014. He sings lead on four of Kansas' best-known hits: "Carry On Wayward Son", "Dust in the Wind", "Point of Know Return", and "All I Wanted", the last two of which he co-wrote.

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In 2026, Loudwire ranked him as the 7th greatest progressive rock singer of all time.

From Steve Walsh (musician) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

  • Kansas 1973–1981, 1985–2014 keyboard, lead vocals, percussion, synthesizer
  • Streets 1983–1985

Discography

Albums 4
Singles 1

Links

Supporting musician

Also known as

Stephen Michael Walsh

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000380335398
IPI
00088914037

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.