As for Kansas City songs that are more pleasing to the ear, the Leiber-and-Stoller story is well known: Two 19-year-old New York guys who had never set foot in Kansas City compose a rock ’n ...

1979 song by band Kansas makes reference to Kaw tribe "People of the South Wind" is roughly the English translation of the name of the Kaw, or Kansa, tribe of native Americans.

The song was sung in the 1946 film "The Harvey Girls" by Judy Garland, whose version reached No. 10 on the Billboard charts. The song won the 1946 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Kansas City has the most ranked songs (22) in common with Cleveland and no ranked songs in common with 150 metros. The most seen artist in Kansas City’s Shazam ranking is Morgan Wallen and the ...

For 2024, the company shared the most played songs in 20 American cities, including Kansas City. Three of Kansas City’s top five are country songs, with a viral ballad and a diss track rounding ...

Like a number of guitarist Kerry Livgren's early compositions, 'Carry On Wayward Son' explores themes of spiritual yearning and discovery, which made it a bit of an odd fit for Top 40 radio, even ...

Point of Know Return was Kansas’ highest-charting album, peaking at number four on the Billboard Top 200 in 1978. Rich Williams recalled scrambling to write ‘Point of Know Return’ ...

Kansas is officially adding a new member and he’s a familiar face: Scott Bernard has been filling in for stalwart guitarist Rich Williams when needed over the summer. Williams, who’s been with the ...

What is the American Song Contest: The American Song Contest is an 8-week live entertainment event where 56 up-and-coming artists will compete to win the country’s vote for the best hit song.

With the Kansas City Chiefs facing the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, UCR offers a regional music showdown by pitting the cities against each other.

Simply spouting “Kansas City” doesn’t make a song great, of course. Take the Les Humphries Singers. Taste in music varies, but suffice it to say that the German-born “Kansas City” from 50 years ago ...