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Klaatu Interview with Stephen K. Peeples – May 1980

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Editor's note: This transcript of a May 1980 Klaatu interview with music journalist and Capitol Records Editorial Manager Stephen K. Peeples was first posted...

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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UPDATED: Jack Mack Rhythm & Blues Revue Rips Up Canyon Club

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Jack Mack Review by Stephen K. Peeples Updated to include exclusive interview with Jack Mack co-founder and guitarist Andrew Kastner The soul-stirring Jack Mack & The...
Sara Niemietz and Snuffy Walden on 'House Blend.' Photo: (c) Stephen K. Peeples.

Singer Sara Niemietz, Guitarist Snuffy Walden Preview New Songs on ‘House Blend’

Return to the Peeples Place at KHTS portal. Sara Niemietz & Snuffy Walden make encore 'House Blend' appearance Santa Clarita-based rock, soul and torch singer, songwriter,...
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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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Bergstrom Gathers Family Memories, SCV Musical Friends in ‘Grandpa’s Yard’

UR"Grandpa's Yard," the sixth solo album by renowned Santa Clarita Valley Western singer-songwriter, guitarist, and historian John Bergstrom, gathers musical memories and his down-home...
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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 44 years old on March 24, 2025. The Hollywood-based label, then owned by...
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Carole King: ‘A Natural Woman – The Ode Collection’ Liner Notes (1994)

Joining in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Carole King's milestone Tapestry album on February 10, 2021, and the multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and...
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Herb Pedersen on J2B2, DRB, Pal Chris Hillman’s ‘Time Between’

Herb Pedersen, one of the pioneers and legends of folk-rock, country-rock, and contemporary bluegrass, is happy to be back on the concert stage as...

Derek & The Dominos ‘Layla’ Engineers Ron and Howard Albert: 1970 Flashback

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the August-September 1970 Derek & The Dominos' sessions for "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" at North Miami's Criteria...