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Don van Vliet (15 Jan 1941 - 17 Dec 2010)

Male Person - United States

Releases (2)

Official

EP - Spokenword

  1. Stand Up to be Discontinued 1993

Other - Compilation

  1. Riding Some Kind of Unusual Skull Sleigh 2004

Relationships (2)

Performs As

  1. Captain Beefheart

Married

  1. Jan Van Vliet

Recordings by (21)

  1. Fallin' Ditch 1:21 (1993)
  2. The Tired Plain 1:44 (1993)
  3. Skeleton Makes Good 1:38 (1993)
  4. Safe Sex Drill 0:21 (1993)
  5. Tulip 0:31 (1993)
  6. Gil 1:21 (1993)
  7. Apes-Ma 0:38 (2003)
  8. Guitars, Wood Guitars (Dec 1977) 2:14 (2004)
  9. Away From Survival (Dec 1977) 6:27 (2004)
  10. The I Saw Shop (Dec 1977) 6:58 (2004)
  11. Flat Mattress (Dec 1977) 3:52 (2004)
  12. Parachoke Stare (Jan 17 1978) 1:34 (2004)
  13. The Sand Failure (1980) 3:10 (2004)
  14. Geometry Street (May 17 1982) 2:22 (2004)
  15. The Word Crawled Over the Razor Blade (Jun 1 1982) 1:20 (2004)
  16. Sit Through This (Jun 1 1982) 1:16 (2004)
  17. Seaweed Beard Foam Bone Tree (Dec 7 1983) 4:38 (2004)
  18. The Thin Wood Door (Aug 1999) 0:31 (2004)
  19. A Filmed Observation by Anton Corbijn For State Ltd. ?:?? (2004)
  20. Evening Bell (Soundtrack) ?:?? (2004)
  21. What Are We Going to Do With You (Soundtrack) ?:?? (2004)

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Call on Me 2:37 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  2. Dropout Boogie 2:32 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  3. Yellow Brick Road 2:28 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  4. Where There’s Woman 2:09 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  5. Abba Zaba 2:44 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  6. I’m Glad 3:31 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  7. Plastic Factory 3:08 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  8. Electricity 3:07 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  9. Zig Zag Wanderer 2:39 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  10. Autumn’s Child 4:02 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Sep 1967)
  11. Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man 5:20 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  12. Safe as Milk 5:27 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  13. Trust Us 8:09 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  14. Ah Feel Like Ahcid 3:05 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  15. Gimme Dat Harp Boy 5:03 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  16. Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones 3:17 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  17. Kandy Korn 5:06 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  18. On Tomorrow 3:26 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968)
  19. Ella Guru 2:26 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)
  20. Moonlight on Vermont 3:59 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)
  21. She’s Too Much for My Mirror 1:40 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)
  22. Pena 2:34 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)
  23. Bills Corpse 1:48 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)
  24. Dachau Blues 2:22 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)
  25. Sweet Sweet Bulbs 2:21 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969)

Instruments

  1. Trust Us 8:09 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  2. Kandy Korn 5:06 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  3. Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man 5:20 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  4. On Tomorrow 3:26 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  5. Ah Feel Like Ahcid 3:05 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  6. Gimme Dat Harp Boy 5:03 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  7. Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones 3:17 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp
  8. Safe as Milk 5:27 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) mouth harp

Vocals

  1. Lumpy Gravy, Part Two 15:50 Frank Zappa (13 May 1968) choir vocals
  2. Lumpy Gravy, Part One 15:51 Frank Zappa (13 May 1968) choir vocals
  3. On Tomorrow 3:26 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  4. Safe as Milk 5:27 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  5. Kandy Korn 5:06 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  6. Ah Feel Like Ahcid 3:05 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  7. Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones 3:17 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  8. Gimme Dat Harp Boy 5:03 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  9. Trust Us 8:09 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  10. Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man 5:20 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (23 Sep 1968) lead vocals
  11. Bills Corpse 1:48 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals
  12. Ant Man Bee 3:57 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals
  13. Sweet Sweet Bulbs 2:21 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals
  14. When Big Joan Sets Up 5:18 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals
  15. Moonlight on Vermont 3:59 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals
  16. Steal Softly Thru Snow 2:18 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals
  17. Fallin’ Ditch 2:08 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (Nov 1969) lead vocals

Credited as (2)

  1. Don van Vliet
  2. Captain Beefheart

Works (307)

Wrote

  1. On Tomorrow
  2. Call on Me
  3. Dropout Boogie
  4. Where There’s Woman
  5. Autumn’s Child
  6. Plastic Factory
  7. Be Your Dog
  8. Big Black Baby Shoes
  9. Flower Pot
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Composed

  1. Frownland
  2. The Dust Blows Forward ’n The Dust Blows Back
  3. Dachau Blues
  4. Hair Pie: Bake 1
  5. Moonlight on Vermont
  6. Bills Corpse
  7. Sweet Sweet Bulbs
  8. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish
  9. My Human Gets Me Blues
  10. Hair Pie: Bake 2
  11. Pena
  12. Well
  13. Fallin’ Ditch
  14. Sugar ’n Spikes
  15. Ant Man Bee
  16. Wild Life
  17. She’s Too Much for My Mirror
  18. Hobo Chang Ba
  19. Steal Softly Thru Snow
  20. Old Fart at Play
  21. Gimme Dat Harp Boy
  22. Hair Pie: Bake 3
  23. Spitball Scalped Uh Baby
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Lyrics

  1. Orange Claw Hammer
  2. The Floppy Boot Stomp
  3. Tropical Hot Dog Night
  4. Ice Rose
  5. You Know You’re a Man
  6. Bat Chain Puller
  7. When I See Mommy I Fell Like a Mummy
  8. Owed t' Alex
  9. Candle Mambo
  10. Love Lies
  11. Suction Prints
  12. Apes-Ma
  13. Frownland
  14. The Dust Blows Forward ’n The Dust Blows Back
  15. Dachau Blues
  16. Ella Guru
  17. Moonlight on Vermont
  18. Pachuco Cadaver
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Links (5)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/256283

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0003182380
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000194697

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/40178315

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312264