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Ronnie Platt (born February 24, 1962) is an American singer who is best known as the current lead singer for the rock band Kansas after Steve Walsh's retirement in 2014. He is also the former lead singer of the band Shooting Star. Platt started his career as a truck driver before joining Shooting Star in 2007.
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Early Years
On the eighties, he starts his activity playing into little public local, since he joined the reconstituted rock band Yezda Urfa, and was part of it, before as a singer, and then also like organist, until their breakup in 1990, adding elements of fusion and jazz to the group; even then he was artistically inspired by some great organists of the time, including Donald Fagen of Steeley Dan. Then, he was the vocalist of the band Shooting Star (band) from 2007 to 2011, but he has never recorded s...
With ARRA
In 1996 He founded ARRA, cover band of the '70's famous rock bands.They open concert for artists like Paul Rodgers, 38 Special, Survivor, Rare Earth, Steppenwolf and Dennis DeYoung.
With Kansas
He joined the band in 2014 replacing Steve Walsh, of whom he was a fan since the seventies, and with Kansas (band)|Kansas he recorded the albums The Prelude Implicit, and the Leftoverture Live and Beyond Collection, published in 2017. In 2020 He recorded with the same band The Absence of Presence album, in 2020. With Kansas He wrote the lyrics of songs Refugee, Camouflage and Unsung Heroes.In 2021 He sings some old classic songs from the band in the new live album, called Pont of Know Return...
As solo artist
1. You've Got Love, 2008
Kansas
1. The Prelude Implicit, 2016 2. Leftoverture:Live and Beyond, 2017 3. The Absence of Presence, 2020 4. Point of Know Return:Live and Beyond, 2021
Yezda Urfa
1. Antology (Yezda Urfa), 2007
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Ronnie Platt, a long time fan and a blue collar guy, takes over singing duties for Steve Walsh in the classic rock band KANSAS. He will debut with the band on September 12 in Oklahoma City and promises to sustain the integrity and passion of the music.
May 8, 2024 · Ronnie Platt’s life story reads like something out of a movie. Kansas lead singer Ronnie Platt discusses career as band’s 50th anniversary tour rolls into Albany’s Palace Theatre on Saturday | Music | nippertown.com
May 25, 2021 · Ronnie Platt, the lead singer of Kansas, talks about the band's new live album Point of Know Return Live & Beyond, which features 22 songs from their 2019 and 2020 tours. The album will be released on May 28, 2021, and is available for pre-order now.
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