Happy Birthday Captain Beefheart!

Rememebering Don Van Vliet on his birthday with some rare footage of a Captain Beefheart performance from 1971. 

Happy Birthday Captain Beefheart!

Remembering Don Van Vliet on his birthday with a 1997 BBC doc and couple of interesting Captain Beefheart performances. 

That time Captain Beefheart sang Upon The My-O-My on Van Oekel's Discohoek

Here's a clip of Don Van Vliet on wacky Dutch television show Van Oekel's Discohoek back in 1974.

Happy Birthday Captain Beefheart!

Check out the informative Captain Beefheart documentary voiced by John Peel below. 

Remembering Captain Beefheart

Sadly, innovative musician, prolific painter and artful prankster Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart passed away in Arcata, California on Friday (December 17) after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was 69.
If you haven't already succumbed to the spell of Captain Beefheart's incredible music, I suggest you investigate the the essential albums Safe As Milk (1967), Trout Mask  Replica (1969), Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970), Clear Spot (1972), Unconditionally Guaranteed (1974), Shiny Beast (1978) and Ice Cream For Crow (1982) and Grow Fins: Rarities [1965-1982] (1999) – right after watching the 1997 BBC documentary The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart narrated by John Peel (below).

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart, Part 1



Part 2



Part 3



Part 4



Part 5



Part 6