LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-NOV 19, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 1976 KANSAS HIT PAYDIRT WITH THE RELEASE OF ‘CARRY ON WAYWARD SON’. THIS WAS THE GROUP’S FIRST MAJOR HIT AND WAS ALMOST AN AFTERTHOUGHT. THE TRACK WAS WRITTEN BY KERRY LIVGREN JUST 2 DAYS BEFORE THE GROUP STARTED RECORDING THE ALBUM ‘LEFTOVERTURE.’ AT THAT POINT THE GROUP WAS POLISHING THE SONGS THEY HAD, NOT BRINGING IN NEW ONES. ACCORDING TO LIVGREN HE TOLD THE GROUP “I’ve got one more song that you might want to hear.” WHEN HE PLAYED “CARRY ON” EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS A HIT AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO MAKE IT THE LEAD TRACK ON THE ALBUM. HERE’S KANSAS PERFORMING THE SONG IN CONCERT CIRCA 1976
