Kerry Livgren

Kerry Allen Livgren is an American musician, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the American rock band Kansas. Kerry Livgren, raised in Topeka, Kansas, developed an early interest in music and songwriting. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he played in various bands, exploring spiritual themes in his lyrics. Livgren formed bands such as the Gimlets, Saratoga, and eventually Kansas.