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RIP Captain Beefheart

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Dec 20, 2010 Updated Dec 23, 2010

The eccentric US musician Captain Beefheart passed away in California last week aged 69, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.

Beefheart recorded 12 studio albums between 1965 and 1982, when he retired to the Mojave Desert to focus on his work as a visual artist.

Read more about Captain Beefheart on Wikipedia.

See a tribute to Captain Beefheart by Gary Lucas here.

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Don Van Vliet (pron.: /væn ˈvliːt/, born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 - December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet widely known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 13 studio albums. Noted for his powerful...

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