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- Captain_Beefheart abstract "Don Van Vliet (/væn ˈvliːt/, born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called the Magic Band (1965–1982), with whom he recorded 13 studio albums. Noted for his powerful singing voice with its wide range, Van Vliet also played the harmonica, saxophone and numerous other wind instruments. His music blended rock, blues and psychedelia with avant-garde and contemporary experimental composition. Beefheart was also known for exercising an almost dictatorial control over his supporting musicians, and for often constructing myths about his life.During his teen years in Lancaster, California, Van Vliet developed an eclectic musical taste and formed "a mutually useful but volatile" friendship with Frank Zappa, with whom he sporadically competed and collaborated. He began performing with his Captain Beefheart persona in 1964 and joined the original Magic Band line-up, initiated by Alexis Snouffer, in 1965. The group drew attention with their cover of Bo Diddley's "Diddy Wah Diddy", which became a regional hit. It was followed by their acclaimed debut album Safe as Milk, released in 1967 on Buddah Records. After being dropped by two consecutive record labels, they signed to Zappa's Straight Records. As producer, Zappa granted Beefheart unrestrained artistic freedom in making 1969's Trout Mask Replica, which ranked 58th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1974, frustrated by lack of commercial success, he released two albums of more conventional rock music that were critically panned; this move, combined with not having been paid for a European tour, and years of enduring Beefheart's abusive behavior, led the entire band to quit. Beefheart eventually formed a new Magic Band with a group of younger musicians and regained contemporary approval through three final albums: Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (1978), Doc at the Radar Station (1980) and Ice Cream for Crow (1982).Van Vliet has been described as "...one of modern music's true innovators" with "...a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in its daring and fluid creativity." Although he achieved little commercial or mainstream critical success, he sustained a cult following as a "highly significant" and "incalculable" influence on an array of new wave, punk, post-punk, experimental and alternative rock musicians. Known for his enigmatic personality and relationship with the public, Van Vliet made few public appearances after his retirement from music in 1982. He pursued a career in art, an interest that originated in his childhood talent for sculpture, and a venture which proved to be his most financially secure. His expressionist paintings and drawings command high prices, and have been exhibited in art galleries and museums across the world. Van Vliet died in 2010, having suffered from multiple sclerosis for many years.".
- Captain_Beefheart activeYearsEndYear "1982".
- Captain_Beefheart activeYearsStartYear "1964".
- Captain_Beefheart alias "*Bloodshot Rollin' Red".
- Captain_Beefheart alias "*Captain Beefheart".
- Captain_Beefheart alias "Captain Beefheart".
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Elliot_Ingber.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Eric_Drew_Feldman.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Frank_Zappa.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Gary_Lucas.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Jack_Nitzsche.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Jeff_Cotton.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand John_French_(musician).
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Mallard_(band).
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Moris_Tepper.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Rockette_Morton.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Ry_Cooder.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand The_Mascara_Snake.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand The_Mothers_of_Invention.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand The_Tubes.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedBand Zoot_Horn_Rollo.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Elliot_Ingber.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Eric_Drew_Feldman.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Frank_Zappa.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Gary_Lucas.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Jack_Nitzsche.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Jeff_Cotton.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist John_French_(musician).
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Mallard_(band).
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Moris_Tepper.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Rockette_Morton.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Ry_Cooder.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist The_Mascara_Snake.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist The_Mothers_of_Invention.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist The_Tubes.
- Captain_Beefheart associatedMusicalArtist Zoot_Horn_Rollo.
- Captain_Beefheart background "solo_singer".
- Captain_Beefheart birthDate "1941-01-15".
- Captain_Beefheart birthPlace Glendale,_California.
- Captain_Beefheart birthYear "1941".
- Captain_Beefheart deathDate "2010-12-17".
- Captain_Beefheart deathPlace Arcata,_California.
- Captain_Beefheart deathYear "2010".
- Captain_Beefheart genre Avant-garde_music.
- Captain_Beefheart genre Blues_rock.
- Captain_Beefheart genre Free_jazz.
- Captain_Beefheart genre Psychedelic_rock.
- Captain_Beefheart genre Spoken_word.
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Clarinet.
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Flute.
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Horn_(instrument).
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Oboe.
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Piccolo.
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Recorder_(musical_instrument).
- Captain_Beefheart instrument Shehnai.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel A&M_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel ABC_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Blue_Thumb_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Buddah_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel DiscReet_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Epic_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Major_League_Productions.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Mercury_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Reprise_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Straight_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Virgin_Records.
- Captain_Beefheart recordLabel Warner_Bros._Records.
- Captain_Beefheart thumbnail Captain_Beefheart_in_Toronto.jpg?width=300.
- Captain_Beefheart viafId "117619223".
- Captain_Beefheart wikiPageExternalLink corbijn.html.
- Captain_Beefheart wikiPageExternalLink www.beefheart.com.
- Captain_Beefheart wikiPageExternalLink 2333986.
- Captain_Beefheart wikiPageExternalLink biography.
- Captain_Beefheart wikiPageID "63283".
- Captain_Beefheart wikiPageRevisionID "605750272".
- Captain_Beefheart alias "*Captain Beefheart *Bloodshot Rollin' Red".
- Captain_Beefheart alternativeNames "Captain Beefheart".
- Captain_Beefheart associatedActs "*The Magic Band *Frank Zappa **The Mothers of Invention *Gary Lucas *The Tubes *Jack Nitzsche *Zoot Horn Rollo *Mallard *Jeff Cotton *Rockette Morton *Winged Eel Fingerling *The Mascara Snake *John 'Drumbo' French *Ry Cooder *Eric Drew Feldman *Moris Tepper".
- Captain_Beefheart background "solo_singer".
- Captain_Beefheart birthDate "1941-01-15".
- Captain_Beefheart birthName "Don Glen Vliet".
- Captain_Beefheart birthPlace "Glendale, California, U.S.".
- Captain_Beefheart caption "At Convocation Hall, Toronto, in 1974".
- Captain_Beefheart date "April 2014".
- Captain_Beefheart date "October 2013".
- Captain_Beefheart dateOfBirth "1941-01-15".
- Captain_Beefheart dateOfDeath "2010-12-17".
- Captain_Beefheart deathDate "2010-12-17".
- Captain_Beefheart deathPlace "Arcata, California, U.S.".
- Captain_Beefheart description ""Bat Chain Puller" from Bat Chain Puller, the album that marked Van Vliet's return to prominence and form.".
- Captain_Beefheart description ""Moonlight on Vermont" from Trout Mask Replica, that well illustrates the album's sound and composition.".
- Captain_Beefheart description ""Pena"; An example of the album's avant garde instrumentation and bizarre lyrical content.".
- Captain_Beefheart description ""Safe as Milk" from Strictly Personal, an album "...having little in the way of lyrics or chords beyond the most primeval stomp."".
- Captain_Beefheart description "Ice Cream for Crow, the title track of the final Beefheart album".
- Captain_Beefheart description "Van Vliet's idiosyncratic vocal on Zappa's "Willie the Pimp" was among their collaborations.".
- Captain_Beefheart description "While Safe as Milk mostly conveyed a blues–rock sound, songs such as "Electricity" illustrated the band's unconventional instrumentation and Van Vliet's unusual vocals, that guitarist Doug Moon described as "...hinting of things to come."".
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- Captain_Beefheart filename "Electricity.ogg".
- Captain_Beefheart filename "Ice_Cream_For_Crow.ogg".