{"id":912,"date":"2011-09-06T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2011\/09\/06\/dust-in-the-wind-endures-approaches-35th-anniversary-commemorative-gift-book-to-be-released\/"},"modified":"2011-09-06T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T09:00:02","slug":"dust-in-the-wind-endures-approaches-35th-anniversary-commemorative-gift-book-to-be-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2011\/09\/06\/dust-in-the-wind-endures-approaches-35th-anniversary-commemorative-gift-book-to-be-released\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dust in the Wind\u2019 Endures, Approaches 35th Anniversary, Commemorative Gift Book to be Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.45cat.com\/45_image_link.php?imagelink=1E0CF5BC58C121AB\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_4uI08a_iFms\/SlqPqSLM37I\/AAAAAAAAAk0\/AXQvAr9hw_Q\/s400\/1111.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" \/><br \/>One of classic rock&#8217;s most instantly recognizable and enduring songs, \u2018Dust in the Wind,\u2019 will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2012.  As part of the celebration for this one-of-a-kind tune (penned by Kerry Livgren and first recorded by the band KANSAS), a 35th anniversary limited edition gift book is being released.  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>This beautifully designed 6\u201d x 6\u201d hardcover gift book is four-color throughout, 32-pages, and includes song lyrics, personal stories from fans, and a foreword by Kerry Livgren.  Kerry Livgren will sign books ordered by October 20, 2011.  Books cost $20, plus shipping and handling, and are available for purchase exclusively at www.kansasband.com.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of the proceeds from each book will benefit Autism Speaks, the nation\u2019s largest autism science and advocacy organization.  &#8220;Autism Speaks is thrilled to have been selected by KANSAS to receive proceeds from this exciting project about this iconic song,&#8221; said Autism Speaks President Mark Roithmayr.  &#8220;The 35th Anniversary Dust in the Wind book will bring our message of awareness, treatment, and hope to a musical community of KANSAS fans through out the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With their aforementioned self-titled first album released in 1974, KANSAS went on to become one of the decade\u2019s most popular rock acts \u2013 issuing classic rock albums such as 1976\u2019s \u2018Leftoverture\u2019 and 1977\u2019s \u2018Point of Know Return,\u2019 along with the hit singles \u201cCarry on Wayward Son\u201d and \u201cDust In the Wind,\u201d and \u201cPoint of Know Return.\u201d  The band, which is comprised of singer\/keyboardist Steve Walsh, guitarist Rich Williams, drummer Phil Ehart, bassist Billy Greer, and violinist David Ragsdale \u2013 continues to tour in front of large and enthusiastic audiences and to this day remain a fixture on classic rock radio.<\/p>\n<p>FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:<\/p>\n<p>www.kansasband.com<br \/>www.facebook.com\/kansasband<br \/>www.facebook.com\/dustinthewindbook<br \/>www.autismspeaks.org<\/p>\n<p>Source: Kansas band<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of classic rock&#8217;s most instantly recognizable and enduring songs, \u2018Dust in the Wind,\u2019 will&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}