# Portrait (He Knew) guitar solo > Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams's guitar solo on Portrait (He Knew) by Kansas (1977) starts at about 2:43. From the album Point of Know Return. Canonical URL: Kansas, 1977, from *Point of Know Return*. Solo by *Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams*. A heavier rocker with a punchy riff and an energetic lead passage that shows the band's hard-rock side. Portrait (He Knew) by Kansas is #7 in our ranking of the best Kansas guitar solos. The solo is played by Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams and the song was released in 1977. ## In our lists - [The Best Kansas Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/kansas-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Portrait (He Knew)? Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams played the solo on Kansas's Portrait (He Knew) (1977). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)