Friday, December 17, 2010

ONLY ONE PER COFFIN: R.I.P. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Don Van Vliet) 1/15/1941-12/17/2010


Avant Garde musician Don Van Vliet better known by his stage name CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Vocals, harmonica, saxophone, clarinet, oboe, french horn, shehnai, theremin, flute, piccolo and FRANK ZAPPA's band MOTHERS OF INVENTION) has passed today from complications of multiple sclerosis at 69.
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART was a musical genius incorporating psychedelia, jazz rock and blues into an amalgamation of unique musical styles. BEEFHEART also toured/performed with Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention and his own band "The Magic Band".
ITP's author remembered CAPTAIN BEEFHEART featured prominently in CREEM MAGAZINE and the BEEFHEART release "Trout Mask Replica" (progressive, anti pop, avant garde) in her early teens.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart

R.I.P CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-RIP CAPTAIN BEEFHEART\m/ -l-