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Tom Brown, Zappa Expert, Zoogz Rift Drummer, Rhino Veteran, Dead at 73

H.T. “Tom” Brown, musician, record company veteran, producer, author and noted Frank Zappa expert, died in Culver City, California, on April 15, 2020. He...

Boyd Elder ‘No AMF’ Marfa Bash a Feast of Family, Friends, Art

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Nearly 100 family members, friends, and admirers of Texas artlaw Boyd Elder gathered at The Capri in Marfa, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018,...
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George Wein, Newport Jazz, Folk Festival Impresario, Dead at 95

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Jazz pianist, producer, and promoter George Wein, who pioneered the modern music festival format in the ‘50s and by the ‘80s was the world’s...
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Kardashian Killed My Rolling Stone Subscription

First-generation reader and ex-music biz pro now finds Rolling Stone as irrelevant as RS now finds first-generation readers UPDATED 8/4/15 with news about Jason Fine and Peter Travers By...

Famed Rock Bassist Tim Bogert Guest of Honor at All-Star Bash

This is a preview of the March 2012 Tim Bogert bash; a recap follows with a link to photos from the event. You can nurse...
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Is Kinky Friedman ‘The Loneliest Man I Ever Met’?

Notorious Texas Troubadour Wrapped Coast-to-Coast 'Bi-Polar' Tour at McCabe's Dec. 5-6, 2015 By Stephen K. Peeples The night after Kinky Friedman finished recording “The Loneliest Man...
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U.S. Beatles ‘Rarities’ Album: Behind the Scenes at Capitol

URL SlugCapitol Records’ U.S. version of The Beatles’ “Rarities” collection turned 43 years old on March 24, 2024. The Hollywood-based label, then owned by...
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Ronstadt, Wexler on Unreleased 1981 Album ‘Keeping Out of Mischief’

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The well-received September 2019 theatrically released film documentary "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" altogether skipped "Keeping Out of Mischief," the unreleased album...
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Waylon Jennings: Ramblin’ Man – Cash Box, July 12, 1975

Country music outlaw Waylon Jennings spoke with Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples at RCA Records in Hollywood for a Cash Box magazine feature...
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El Segundo Library Hosts ‘Music Icons’ Henry Diltz, John Van Hamersveld

Legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz and celebrated multidisciplinary graphic artist John Van Hamersveld will be in conversation for the first program of the Library...