01-02-2021, 20:57
Rich Williams was born on this day in 1950, in Topeka, Kansas. No prizes for guessing which band he joined! He is distinctive by the eye patch he wears having lost his eye in a childhood mishap with fireworks. A split second is all it takes to change your life forever – sobers one up a little! Suppose it could also be for the better though I suspect it's usually not.
He and Phil Earhart are the two remaining founder members of Kansas, and both have played on all the band’s releases – 47 years’ worth to be precise – ye gods! Williams initially shared guitar duty with Kerry Livgren but after Livgren left, he took the lead in that department – pun fully intended. At some stage of the proceedings, he and three fellow bandmates also formed a side project called Native Window who made one eponymously titled release. Naturally, that’s the one I’m determined to listen to and only managing to find in dribs and drabs - the full album is elusive …
I like this one … David Ragsdale on violin which just lifts the whole thing up to another level, IMHO …
He and Phil Earhart are the two remaining founder members of Kansas, and both have played on all the band’s releases – 47 years’ worth to be precise – ye gods! Williams initially shared guitar duty with Kerry Livgren but after Livgren left, he took the lead in that department – pun fully intended. At some stage of the proceedings, he and three fellow bandmates also formed a side project called Native Window who made one eponymously titled release. Naturally, that’s the one I’m determined to listen to and only managing to find in dribs and drabs - the full album is elusive …
I like this one … David Ragsdale on violin which just lifts the whole thing up to another level, IMHO …
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