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Born Don Vliet, Captain Beefheart was one of modern music's true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-one-half octave vocal range, he employed idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music and rock & roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in its daring and fluid creativity. ...more

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  • Ashtray Heart
  • Orange Claw Hammer
  • I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
  • The Spotlight Kid
  • Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man

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  • Captain Beefheart - Doc At The Radar Station
  • Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream For Crow
  • Captain Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off Baby
  • Captain Beefheart Mailing List
  • A LeisureSuit.net Review of Captain Beefheart's 'Safe As Milk' reissue

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