Acting

Don Van Vliet

Born 15 January 1941 · Glendale, California, USA · Died 17 December 2010 at 69

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.