Lynn Meredith

Lynn Meredith was a founding member of Kansas (versions 1 and 2).

Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Meredith's roots are in rhythm and blues, later branching out into progressive rock in his late teens. Meredith formed Saratoga with Kerry Livgren, Don Montre and Dan Wright after high school, and Saratoga became the foundation for Kansas. Using his voice as another instrument, he searches for ways to add to the music using falsetto and various vocalizations.

After Kansas, Meredith didn't sing professionally for many years, but recorded with a band called Plastique in the early 1980s. He has since reunited with his other Kansas II cohorts in Proto-Kaw.

Currently, Meredith records with Proto Kaw, the reformed version of Kansas (2nd version of the famous rock group). Proto Kaw re-grouped after the original Kansas II demo recordings were discovered and released on Cuneiform Records in 2002 [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=377] . This release caused the original members of Kansas to communicate for the first time in 28 years. A reunion party was planned in Kansas City in 2002 and the band enjoyed playing together again. This led to Kerry Livgren writing music for some experimental recordings with the members and an album, "Before Became After" [http://www.rockreport.be/review.asp?id=608] was released under the Proto Kaw name in April 2004 on the Inside Out Music Label [http://www.insideout.de/catalog/search_result.php?keywords=Proto-Kaw&osCsid=4f445b1d992f82aada645e373a8fee98] . Since that time, Proto Kaw has begun performing live again and released their third CD "The Wait of Glory" [http://www.hardrockhaven.net/reviews2006/jan2006/Proto-Kaw%20-%20The%20Wait%20of%20Glory.php] in January 2006. They toured Europe in 2006 and plan on releasing their fourth CD in 2008.

References

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