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Captain Beefheart dies aged 69
Written by admin on December 17, 2010 – 8:23 pm -American musician and artist Don Van Vliet, also known as Captain Beefheart, died today aged 69 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was born in Glendale, California, on January 15, 1941.
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Some of Van Vliet’s earliest musical experiments were with Frank Zappa with whom he became friends as a teenager. His earliest success came with Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. The band released their first single in 1966 and their first album, “Safe as Milk”, the following year. |
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