Don't you think that somebody like ... Against a projected backdrop of Joshua trees in a desert landscape, Van Vliet sits still, his trademark moustache now white, his eyes shaded by reflective ...

Don Van Vliet, an artist of protean creativity who was known as Captain Beefheart during his days as an influential rock musician and who later led a reclusive life as a painter, died Friday.

The singer-songwriter — who befriended the pioneering art-rock bluesman, whose real name was Don Van Vliet, late in his life — recited a poem he wrote for her in 2001 titled “Man Can’t ...

In the wake of the recent passing of Don Van Vliet, better known, if at all, as Captain Beefheart, I was met with a cryptic glances and pained expressions of confusion with basically anyone with ...

Don Van Vliet, who became a rock legend as Captain Beefheart, died today (12/17) from complications from multiple sclerosis in California. His passing was announced by the New York-based Michael ...

An American original, Don Van Vliet put his distinctive stamp on everything he created, especially his own bizarre persona. He is survived by his wife of many years, Janet Van Vliet.

Don Van Vliet died in 2010, after a years-long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was 69. Nine years before his death, Van Vliet wrote “Man Can’t Anticipate Cat,” a poem about PJ Harvey’s ...

Musician and artist Don Van Vliet, who performed a complex brand of experimental rock under the name Captain Beefheart, died Friday. He was 69. The Michael Werner Gallery in New York confirmed Van ...