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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- "When Big Joan Sets Up" Live 1972 (Reelin' In The Years Archive) — DeepCutsArchive
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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- "When Big Joan Sets Up" Live 1972 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)

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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. Know...

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