Don Van Vliet
Birthday: 1941-01-15
Place of Birth: Glendale, California, USA
Biography: Don Van Vliet, born Don Glen Vliet, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. He conducted a rotating ensemble called the Magic Band, with whom he recorded 13 studio albums between 1964 and 1982.
Movies
Zappa
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive document...
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Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
Don van Vliet, alias "Captain Beefheart", is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked abou...
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The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderf...
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Derailroaded
A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild...
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Captain Beefheart: Under Review
Captain Beefheart Under Review documents the career of the unique musician. The film combines perfor...
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Frank Zappa: A Day With Frank
The Documentary centers around Zappa at home, and on Tour. The amazing thing is that Zappa allowed a...
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Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Experimental commercial made for Captain Beefheart's LP of the same name. Is in MOMA despite a stunt...
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