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Midwest Beat

Richard Williams of the Band KANSAS

By Tom Lounges
Published February 21, 2023 at 11:23 AM CST
EMily Butler Photography

Join Tom Lounges as he interviews Richard Williams of Kansas about new prospects for the band as well as personal well being on this episode of Midwest Beat!

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Tom Lounges has been a radio personality and music journalist since 1979. For the last 43 years, Tom has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly music columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper.
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