Captain Beefheart
About Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet (; born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010), 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. Known as an enigmatic persona, Beefheart frequently constructed myths about his life and was known to exercise extreme, dictatorial control over his supporting musicians. Although he achieved little commercial success, he sustained a cult following as an influence on an array of experimental rock and punk-era artists. He began performing in his Captain Beefheart persona in 1964, when he joined the original Magic Band line-up.
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Discography
Live From Copenhagen 10.31.1975
The Spotlight Kid (1972)
Bongo Fury (1975)
Abba Zaba (1988)
The Best Beefheart (1990)
I May Be Hungry but I Sure Ain't Weird: The Alternate Captain Beefheart (1992)
A Carrot Is As Close As a Rabbit Gets To a Diamond (1993)
Captain Hook (1993)
Zig Zag Wanderer: The Best of the Buddah Years (1996)
Merseytrout - Live in Liverpool 1980 (2000)
Hoboism (2000)
The Classic Interviews (2004)
Poet Rock Musicians of the Desert (2007)
The Spotlight Kid, Outtakes 1971-1972 (2009)
Bat Chain Puller (2012)
