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Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus
Loved them in the ‘70s. Their first four albums are incredible. I’ll never forget interviewing Kerry Livgren for my college paper in 1976. He turned me onto the greatest Italian prog band, Banco, which he said influenced Kansas’ early sound.Only one original member now I believe.
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I believe Rich Williams the guitarist with the eye patch and Phil Ehart the drummer are pretty much the original members. You know Kerry Livgren turned Kansas into a Christian rock band in the early 80's when singer Steve Walsh left to try a solo career. Like some many other singers, they think they can make it without the band. Kansas then with Kerry as the leader made two Christian rock albums, Vinyl Confessions and Drastic Measures with singer John Elfante. Then Steve Walsh returned to the band and Kerry Livgren left, I don't know how that was worked out. Guitarist Steve Morse of the Dixie Dregs replaced Kerry until he left to join Deep Purple when Ritchie Blackmore quit that band. Richard Williams has carried on as the lone guitarist after Morse left. Kansas is a very unique band, in a category of their own like Rush.
