AKA Don Van Vliet

Born: 15-Jan-1941
Birthplace: Glendale, CA
Died: 17-Dec-2010
Location of death: Arcata, CA
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer, Painter

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: and His Magic Band

Influential avant garde rock/jazz experimenter. Never commercially successful, to his credit.

Wife: Jan

    University: Art, Antelope Valley Junior College, Lancaster, CA (1959, dropped out)

    Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band
    Risk Factors: Multiple Sclerosis

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