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**** CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND “Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982) Revenant When Captain Beefheart walked away from music in 1982, he abruptly ended a stormy, star-crossed career whose output has made him an enduring icon of artistic independence.
July 2, 1999
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Dec. 10, 2010
Frank Zappa’s legendary vault contains thousands of hours of the late artist’s album masters, experimental recordings, outtakes, alternate versions and concert tapes.
July 8, 2016
Don’t look for cartoon music at the second UCLA All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival in June just because “The Simpsons” and “Futurama” creator Matt Groening is serving as curator.
Nov. 10, 2002
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band “The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot” (1972) Reprise Records * Times Line(tm): 808-8463.
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He and his band never sold many records, but their work was critically acclaimed, especially the album ‘Trout Mask Replica.’ He was also an abstract painter.
Dec. 18, 2010
Don (Captain Beefheart) Van Vliet was among the most challenging and idiosyncratic of artists to come down the pike in the ‘60s.
March 25, 1993
Dec. 17, 2010
An American original through and through, Captain Beefheart (born Don Van Vliet in Lancaster, Calif.) was a profound influence on the cutting edge music of the ‘70s and ‘80s.
June 16, 1994