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Phillip W. Ehart (born February 4, 1951) is the in the band Kansas. He and are the only two members who have appeared on every Kansas album. Though his songwriting contributions to the group were few, he co-wrote two of their biggest hits, "Point of Know Return" and "Play the Game Tonight". He has also taken on the band's management responsibilities in recent years.


Early life
Born in , on February 4, 1951, Ehart became a drummer in grade school. The United States Air Force stationed his father in such places as England, the Philippines, and Japan.


Career
Ehart contacted Kerry Livgren about joining a band named White Clover after hearing that Livgren's second iteration of Kansas had recently disbanded. With White Clover, he performed at the New Orleans Pop Festival in 1969, which had a huge impact on him. White Clover was renamed Kansas. This third iteration of Kansas became the well-known American progressive rock band.

Like many American musicians in the early 1970s, Ehart wanted to more closely study and play the British style of popular music, so he moved to England. He did not find the atmosphere welcoming, as the musicians there were happier to learn the and rhythm and blues styles that Ehart brought with him, so he quickly returned to America. In 1978, he and Kansas singer Steve Walsh were invited to play on 's second solo album, Please Don't Touch.

Ehart endorses Yamaha drums, Evans drumheads, drumsticks, and is a longtime user of cymbals. Past endorsements include , , Slingerland drums, and cymbals.

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