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 ...

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Musician and artist Don Van Vliet, who performed experimental rock under the name Captain Beefheart, died Friday, according to The Associated Press. He was 69. Van Vliet died in California from ...

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Musician and artist Don Van Vliet, who performed a complex brand of experimental rock under the name Captain Beefheart, has died at age 69. The Michael Werner Gallery in New York confirmed Van Vliet's ...

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Don van Vliet, alias "Captain Beefheart", is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked about, admired, copied, treasured, loved and quoted musicians and yet he is still an obscure and ...

The magic is gone. An American original, the musician and painter Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart, has died. He was 69. Melding swampy blues, herky jerky rhythms and an absurdist ...