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American avant-garde musician and painter Don Van Vliet, better known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, has died aged 69. New York's Michael Werner Gallery confirmed his death on Friday, December 17, from complications with multiple sclerosis, a condition Van Vliet had battled for many years. |
American avant-garde musician and painter [[w:Captain Beefheart|Don Van Vliet]], better known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, has died aged 69. New York's [[w:Michael Werner Gallery|Michael Werner Gallery]] confirmed his death on Friday, December 17, from complications with [[w:Multiple sclerosis|multiple sclerosis]], a condition Van Vliet had battled for many years. |
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Van Vliet was born in Glendale, California, on January 15, 1941. The highly experimental musician created several unique and influential albums from 1967-1982, backed by a frequently changing group of musicians known as The Magic Band. His most famous album, ''Trout Mask Replica'' (1969) melded free jazz, blues-rock, and avant-garde styles to create a critically acclaimed (although commercially unsuccessful) work. He retired from music in 1982 to focus on painting. |
Van Vliet was born in Glendale, California, on January 15, 1941. The highly experimental musician created several unique and influential albums from 1967-1982, backed by a frequently changing group of musicians known as [[w:Captain_Beefheart#The_Magic_Ban|The Magic Band]]. His most famous album, ''[[w:Trout Mask Replica|Trout Mask Replica]]'' (1969) melded free jazz, blues-rock, and avant-garde styles to create a critically acclaimed (although commercially unsuccessful) work. He retired from music in 1982 to focus on painting. |
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Van Vliet is survived by his wife of 40 years, |
Van Vliet is survived by his wife of 40 years, Janet. |
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Image: "Jean-Luc".
American avant-garde musician and painter Don Van Vliet, better known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, has died aged 69. New York's Michael Werner Gallery confirmed his death on Friday, December 17, from complications with multiple sclerosis, a condition Van Vliet had battled for many years.
Van Vliet was born in Glendale, California, on January 15, 1941. The highly experimental musician created several unique and influential albums from 1967-1982, backed by a frequently changing group of musicians known as The Magic Band. His most famous album, Trout Mask Replica (1969) melded free jazz, blues-rock, and avant-garde styles to create a critically acclaimed (although commercially unsuccessful) work. He retired from music in 1982 to focus on painting.
Van Vliet is survived by his wife of 40 years, Janet.
Sources
Event and biography:
- Ewen MacAskill. "Captain Beefheart, who has died aged 69, was provocative and unpredictable" — The Guardian, December 17, 2010
- "Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, dead at 69" — Associated Press (via Google), December 17, 2010
- "Musician Captain Beefheart dies at age 69" — Reuters (via MSNBC), December 17, 2010
Biography:
- Jason Ankeny. "Captain Beefheart" — Allmusic, unknown date