multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. Conducting a rotating ensemble known as the Magic Band, he recorded...
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official releases by American musician Captain Beefheart. With various line-ups of musicians called The Magic Band, Beefheart released a total of 13 studio albums...
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The Magic Band (redirect from Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band)
singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Captain Beefheart between 1967 and 1982. Originally Beefheart had simply been the lead singer of the group...
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Mirror Man is the fifth studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released in April 1971 by Buddah Records. It contains material...
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"Electricity" is a song by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, from their 1967 debut album Safe as Milk. Beefheart claimed that A&M Records dropped...
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Safe as Milk (redirect from Yellow Brick Road (Captain Beefheart song))
Safe as Milk is the debut studio album by American music group Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released in June 1967 by Buddah Records. A heavily...
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Trout Mask Replica (redirect from Wild Life (Captain Beefheart song))
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released as a double album on June 16, 1969, by Straight Records. The music was composed by Captain Beefheart (Don...
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member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, where he was known by the nickname Drumbo. He was the principal drummer on several of Beefheart's albums, including...
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Gary Lucas (section Captain Beefheart)
American guitarist, songwriter, and composer who was a member of Captain Beefheart's band. He formed the band Gods and Monsters in 1989. Lucas has released...
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Frank Zappa (category Captain Beefheart)
"teenage operettas", such as "Captain Beefheart & the Grunt People", with Vliet eventually adopting the Captain Beefheart name. The earliest known recording...
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is an American musician, best known as a bassist and guitarist for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963, after moving to...
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Ice Cream for Crow (category Captain Beefheart albums)
Ice Cream for Crow is the twelfth and final studio album by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in September 1982. After it was recorded, Don...
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The Spotlight Kid (category Captain Beefheart albums)
album by Captain Beefheart. Released in 1972, it is the only album credited solely to Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) rather than Captain Beefheart and his...
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Unconditionally Guaranteed (category Captain Beefheart albums)
Unconditionally Guaranteed is the eighth LP by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in 1974. It was recorded at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles...
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Denny Walley (section Captain Beefheart)
Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. He also played briefly with Geronimo Black in 1972. Captain Beefheart gave him the nickname Feelers...
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Cliff Martinez (section Captain Beefheart)
was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film score composer...
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Clear Spot (category Captain Beefheart albums)
studio album by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. It was originally released on LP in 1972 in a clear plastic sleeve. Beefheart's third album Trout...
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Bongo Fury (category Captain Beefheart albums)
Bongo Fury is a collaborative album by American artists Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, and Zappa's band the Mothers, released in October 1975. The live...
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Lick My Decals Off, Baby (category Albums produced by Captain Beefheart)
Decals Off, Baby is the fourth studio album by American musician Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) and the Magic Band, released in December 1970 by Straight...
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Strictly Personal (category Captain Beefheart albums)
Strictly Personal is the second album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. It was originally released in October 1968 as the first album on the Blue...
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Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (category Captain Beefheart albums)
Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is the tenth studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in October 1978 by Warner Bros. Records...
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Bluejeans & Moonbeams (category Captain Beefheart albums)
Bluejeans & Moonbeams is the ninth LP by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in 1974. Despite its uncharacteristically mainstream sound the...
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in the album, The World of Captain Beefheart, a collection of cover versions of songs by avant-garde artist Captain Beefheart. In February 2018, Hendryx...
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more eclectic and experimental sound influenced by Harry Partch and Captain Beefheart, as heard on the loose trilogy Swordfishtrombones (1983), Rain Dogs...
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Doc at the Radar Station (category Captain Beefheart albums)
at the Radar Station is the eleventh studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in August 1980 by Virgin Records. The...
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Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention during the 1960s and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band during the 1970s. Thereafter, Tripp retired from...
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Rollo, is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. In 2003, he was ranked No. 62 in a Rolling Stone...
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Lo boys (1974–77), Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band (1975) Big Sonny & The Lo Boys (1977–79) The Grandmothers (1980–2) Captain Glasspack & his Magic...
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is an American rock guitarist, known for his work as a member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. Cotton first came to attention as guitarist with Merrell...
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Moonlight on Vermont (category Captain Beefheart songs)
"Moonlight on Vermont" is a song by Captain Beefheart. It was released on his 1969 album Trout Mask Replica. The song, along with "Sugar 'n Spikes", was...
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