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‘Strat Cats’ Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy Tour U.S., Rock Hollywood Bowl Aug. 10

By Stephen K. Peeples Grammy-winning Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame icons and Fender Stratocaster-playing "Strat Cats" Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy hit the road this...
Stephen K. Peeples on the air at KHTS AM 1220 Santa Clarita, California

Peeples Place at KHTS, Dec. 2, 2011

The following Santa Clarita Valley music column by Stephen K. Peeples was first published Dec. 2, 2011, on the Peeples Place page at www.hometownstation.com,...
Marl Lewisohn and Stephen K. Peeples, April 2016

Extended Edition of Lewisohn Beatles Bio ‘Tune In’ Out in U.S. Nov. 7

The complete, uncut and unabridged Extended Special Edition of "The Beatles: All These Years, Vol. 1 – Tune In" by noted Fab Four historian Mark Lewisohn will at...
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Wild Honey to Salute Big Star ‘#1 Record’ 50th Year in Benefit Nov. 5

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the classic #1 Record album by Big Star, benefit concert producers the Wild Honey Foundation and...
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Debut Album by U.K. Band The Loft Club: Echoes of the Future

Remember the last occasion you listened to a new album the first time and it started strong and stayed that way, track after track,...

‘Bustin’ Down the Door’ with Surf Legends Townend, Cairns & Tomson

URL SlLegendary surfing champions Peter "P.T.” Townend, Ian Cairns, and Shaun Tomson were guests of honor at a screening of the celebrated 2008 documentary...
Sir George Martin in 2006. Photo: Adam Sharp.

Sir George Martin Tribute – Mark Lewisohn, Beatles Biographer

By Stephen K. Peeples U.S. Exclusive: Beatles Author and Sir George Martin Collaborator Talks About Legendary Producer's Life and Legacy Sir George Martin, the legendary British...
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performed at the civil rights "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" on August 28, 1963. Photo": Rowland Scherman - U.S. National Archives and Records.

Book Review: On the Tracks: Bob Dylan ‘Chronicles Vol. 1’

On the Tracks: Reflections on "Chronicles Volume 1" by Bob Dylan, a book review by Stephen K. Peeples, Santa Clarita Valley Signal Staff Writer, was...
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Music of My Life: Peeples’ Choices (1951-2020)

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URL SlugHere's a list of memorable music that has enriched my existence in my time on this planet, or at least from 1951 to...
Legendary cowboy band New West on SCVTV's House Blend with Stephen K. Peeples

Cowboy Band New West Guests on SCVTV’s ‘House Blend’

Santa Clarita cowboy music trio featuring Mike Fleming, Raul Reynoso and David Jackson celebrates the West, past and present Legendary California cowboy band New West...