Home > Music > C > Captain Beefheart

Born: January 15, 1941 in Glendale, CA
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Genre: 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 >>

Photo Gallery:

View All Pictures >>

Discography:
2006 Live in London: Drury Lane '74
2006 Captain's Last Live Concert
2005 Classic Interviews
2003 Dichotomy
2002 Magnetic Hands: Live in the UK
All Releases >>

Member Of: Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band More >> Similar Artists: Tom Waits Eugene Chadbourne Pere Ubu Henry Kaiser Yoko Ono More >>

Influenced By: Howlin' Wolf Bo Diddley Ornette Coleman Bob Dylan More >> Followers: Crazy Backwards Alphabet The Fiery Furnaces The Swamis V. Majestic Gary Lucas More >>

Browse More Music:
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z