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Harry Pepl * 1945  † 2005

guitar, vocals

Thomas Declaude

Pepl played slide guitar on the album “Ganz Ohne Schmäh” (1974).

Played with him

Thomas Declaude in a studio portrait, 2002.
Thomas Declaude, 2002Photo: Christian Hofer, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

Singer and guitarist.

More about Thomas Declaude: thomasdeclaude.at

Voices

Unable to read music, I presented my ideas for the songs. And what these outstanding musicians made of them was simply magnificent! I can say: this LP was ahead of its time.

On recording his LP “Ganz Ohne Schmäh” (CBS, 1974) with Harry Pepl and Fritz Pauer; jazz in songs in Viennese dialect was hardly heard in early Austropop

Thomas Declaude Email to Daniel Pepl, 18 October 2026, written for the archive

Harry Pepl, whom I later met again and again and could admire, was also such a kind person! In the studio, too, the calm he radiated was extremely helpful to me. He remains alive for me and for all of us who valued him as a unique musician, whenever we put on his records and CDs.

On Harry Pepl in the studio in 1974 and later encounters at concerts

Thomas Declaude Email to Daniel Pepl, 18 October 2026, written for the archive

Recordings together

Listen and watch

Thomas Declaude: 34er Blues (Ganz Ohne Schmäh, 1974)

1974 · CBS S 80 288 (1974); zur Verfügung gestellt von Thomas Declaude

Track A2 of Thomas Declaude’s LP “Ganz Ohne Schmäh”, recorded in September 1974 at Austrophon Studio, Vienna, with Harry Pepl on slide guitar and Fritz Pauer on piano. Listening copy for registered users, provided to the archive by Thomas Declaude.

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Thomas Declaude: I Bin Es Hat Ka Bedeutung Mer (Ganz Ohne Schmäh, 1974)

1974 · CBS S 80 288 (1974); zur Verfügung gestellt von Thomas Declaude

Track B1 of Thomas Declaude’s LP “Ganz Ohne Schmäh”, recorded in September 1974 at Austrophon Studio, Vienna, with Harry Pepl on slide guitar. Listening copy for registered users, provided to the archive by Thomas Declaude.

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