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Captain Beefheart: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Don Glen Vliet • Don Van Vliet
Born January 15, 1941 • Glendale • California
Died December 17, 2010 (aged 69) • California

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Captain Beefheart, also known as Don Van Vliet, stands outdoors in 1968 wearing a tall hat and fur scarf, holding a cigarette with trees in the background.
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Bo Diddley
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