IN MEMORIAM 1941 – 2010
Don Van Vliet
With Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band.
Art Rock Experimental Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock
Don Van Vliet, known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. Conducting a rotating ensemble known as the Magic Band, he recorded 13 studio albums between 1967 and 1982. His music blended elements of blues, free jazz, rock, and avant-garde composition with idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist wordplay, and Vliet’s gravelly singing voice with a wide vocal range.. He is also the grand-uncle of wrestling podcaster/pizza enthusiast Chris Van Vliet.
Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.
1941
Born January 15, 1941 in United States
BIRTH
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Member of Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band
BAND
2010
Died at 69
IN MEMORIAM