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Name
  
Rich Williams

Occupation(s)
  
Musician

Role
  
Guitarist

Instruments
  
Guitar

Associated acts
  

Rich Williams Interview with Rich Williams of Kansas Live Rock Journal

Born
  
February 1, 1950 (age 74) Topeka, Kansas (
1950-02-01
)

Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock

Albums
  
Leftoverture, The Best of Kansas, Drastic Measures, Point of Know Return, Two for the Show

Similar People
  
Phil Ehart, Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope, Billy Greer

Birth name
  
Richard Allen Williams

Music groups
  

Rich williams of kansas pressurizer acoustic demo


Richard John "Rich" Williams (born February 1, 1950) is the guitarist for the rock band Kansas, and has been with them since their 1974 self-titled debut album. Williams lost his right eye in a childhood fireworks accident. He wore a prosthetic eye for many years, but now wears an eye patch instead.

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In the beginning, Williams shared guitar duties with keyboardist/guitarist Kerry Livgren. In the late 1980s, he shared guitar-playing with Steve Morse. After various personnel changes in Kansas, Williams became the band's only dedicated guitarist until Zak Rizvi joined the band in 2016, although David Ragsdale would play some guitar parts when the band plays songs with little or no violin, such as "Portrait (He Knew)", "Fight Fire With Fire", and "Carry On Wayward Son". Williams and Phil Ehart are the only two founding members of Kansas who have never left the band, and have played on all Kansas' albums.

Rich Williams Richard Williams of Kansas Pollstar

Among the songs he co-wrote with the band are "Can I Tell You", "No Room for a Stranger", and the hit "Play the Game Tonight".

Rich Williams 10 albums that changed Rich Williams39 life

Janileigh Cohen ft Rich Williams - Small Things (Original)


Discography

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  • Kansas (1974)
  • Song for America (1975)
  • Masque (1975)
  • Leftoverture (1976)
  • Point of Know Return (1977)
  • Two for the Show (1978)
  • Monolith (1979)
  • Audio-Visions (1980)
  • Vinyl Confessions (1982)
  • Drastic Measures (1983)
  • The Best of Kansas (1984)
  • Power (1986)
  • In the Spirit of Things (1988)
  • Live at the Whisky (1992)
  • Freaks of Nature (1995)
  • Always Never the Same (1998)
  • King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas (1998)
  • Somewhere to Elsewhere (2000)
  • Device, Voice, Drum (2002)
  • There's Know Place Like Home (2009)
  • The Prelude Implicit (2016)

  • Rich Williams QampA Rich Williams of Kansas Talks History Houston and

    References

    Rich Williams Wikipedia


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