Waits hailed Captain Beefheart, real name Don Van Vliet, by comparing him to Miles Davis and Sun Ra, reports the LA Times. "He was like the scout on a wagon train," Waits w... About 10 years ago ...

Captain Beefheart, a.k.a. Don Van Vliet, spent the better part of two decades making absolutely insane music with his Magic Band. His fusions of blues, avant-garde elements, and free jazz were ...