''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Streets'' is a 1983 recording of a
Streets
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Streets or The Streets may also refer to: Music
* Streets (band), a rock band fronted by Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh
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concert. The album features Streets live on their first tour, which was in support of the debut album on
Atlantic Records
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. While the band featured the familiar voice of then ex-
Kansas
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lead singer
Steve Walsh, who recorded five Top 40 hits with Kansas up to that point, Streets stuck with original tunes even in a live setting such as this.
Track listing
* - "Shake Down," "I'm Not Alone Anymore" and "Streets of Desire" did not appear on either of the two streets albums.
Personnel
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Mike Slamer
Michael Chetwynd Slamer ( ; born 8 July 1954) is a British guitarist.
Biography
Slamer started his career playing in the UK prog-rock band City Boy. Since then, he has worked as a staff composer for various movies and TV series, has been a s ...
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guitar
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Steve Walsh -
keyboards, lead vocals
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Billy Greer
Billy Greer (born January 26, 1952) is an American musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band Kansas from 1985 to 2024. He joined the band when they reformed, making his debut appearance on 1986's '' Power''. He had previously worked ...
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bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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Music
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, backing and lead (6) vocals
*Tim Gehrt -
drums
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See also
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King Biscuit Flower Hour
References
Streets (band) albums
1997 live albums
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