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Born: January 15, 1941 in Glendale, CA
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: January 06, 2006 in United States
Genre: Pop/Rock

Biography:
Born Don Vliet, Captain Beefheart was one of modern music's true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-one-half octave vocal range, he employed idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music and rock & roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in it... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 Captain's Last Live Concert
2003 Dichotomy
2002 Magnetic Hands: Live in the UK
2001 London 1974
1994 Alternate
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Member Of: Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band More >> Similar Artists: Pere Ubu Eugene Chadbourne Tom Waits Yoko Ono The Soft Machine More >>

Influenced By: Bo Diddley Howlin' Wolf Bob Dylan Ornette Coleman Sonny Boy Williamson [II] More >> Followers: The Swamis Fast 'n' Bulbous The Bevis Frond Gary Lucas Pere Ubu More >>

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