First Name |
Don
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Middle Name |
Van
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Last Name |
Vliet
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Full Name at Birth |
Don Glen Vliet
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Alternative Name |
Captain Beefheart, Bloodshot Rollin' Red, Don Van Vliet, Bloodshot Rollin' Red
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Birthday |
15th January, 1941
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Birthplace |
Glendale, California
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Died |
17th December, 2010
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Place of Death |
Arcata, California
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Cause of Death |
Complications from multiple sclerosis
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Build |
Average
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Singer-songwriter, musician, artist, poet, composer, author, record producer, film director
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Occupation |
Musician
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Claim to Fame |
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
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Music Genre (Text) |
Experimental rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, protopunk, spoken word, free jazz, outsider, avant-garde, art rock, Avant-garde rock, experimental, psychedelic, outsider music, pop rock
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Music Genre |
Pop/Rock
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Year(s) Active |
1964–1982
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Music Style |
Blues-Rock, Experimental, Proto-Punk, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic
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Music Mood |
Cerebral, Difficult, Eccentric, Freewheeling, Complex, Sprawling, Suffocating, Quirky, Earthy, Provocative, Boisterous, Fiery, Raucous, Irreverent, Uncompromising, Volatile, Literate, Tense/Anxious, Manic, Playful, Passionate
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Instrument |
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, harmonica, saxophone, clarinet, oboe, french horn, shehnai, recorder, flute, piccolo, trumpet, percussion, guitar, piano, horn
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Record Label |
A&M, Buddah, Blue Thumb, ABC, Reprise, Straight, Virgin, Mercury, DiscReet, Warner Bros., Atlantic, Epic, Major League Productions (MLP), Major League
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Associated Acts |
The Magic Band, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Gary Lucas, The Tubes, Jack Nitzsche, Zoot Horn Rollo, Jeff Cotton, Rockette Morton, Winged Eel Fingerling, The Mascara Snake, John 'Drumbo' French, Ry Cooder, Mallard, Eric Drew Feldman, Moris Tepper, John "Drumbo" French
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Official Websites |
www.beefheart.com/, http://www.beefheart.com
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Don Van Vliet (, born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. He conducted a rotating ensemble called the Magic Band, with whom he recorded 13 studio albums between 1964 and 1982. His music blended elements of blues, free jazz, rock, and avant-garde composition with idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist wordplay, and his wide vocal range. Known for his enigmatic persona, Beefheart frequently constructed myths about his life and was known to exercise an almost dictatorial control over his supporting musicians. Although he achieved little commercial success, he sustained a cult following as a "highly significant" and "incalculable" influence on an array of new wave, punk, and experimental rock artists.