Don Van Vliet — known better as Captain Beefheart — was born 81 years ago today - Frank Beacham's Journal
![Critics At Large : Music From the Other Side of the Fence: Remembering Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) 1941-2010 Critics At Large : Music From the Other Side of the Fence: Remembering Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) 1941-2010](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ivWX1b9wiEw/TQ1XOa2tJ5I/AAAAAAAAC3o/0lV4Q7w438k/s1600/Frank%252BZappa%252B%252BCaptain%252BBeefheart%252Bcptbeefheart_frankzappa.jpg)
Critics At Large : Music From the Other Side of the Fence: Remembering Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) 1941-2010
![Captain Beefheart, who has died aged 69, was provocative and unpredictable | Captain Beefheart | The Guardian Captain Beefheart, who has died aged 69, was provocative and unpredictable | Captain Beefheart | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/12/18/1292635153903/captain-beefheart-died-ag-007.jpg?width=465&quality=85&dpr=1&s=none)
Captain Beefheart, who has died aged 69, was provocative and unpredictable | Captain Beefheart | The Guardian
![Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet passed away on December 17th, 2010 in Arcata California at age 69. The Good Captain was a poet, songwriter, singer, musician, sculptor and visual artist. With " Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet passed away on December 17th, 2010 in Arcata California at age 69. The Good Captain was a poet, songwriter, singer, musician, sculptor and visual artist. With "](https://preview.redd.it/haoce9jrc4681.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0a7586777b12cf40891f69aa202c1472b9c19d34)