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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.
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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