Mike Barnes – Captain Beefheart: The Biography

Author: Mike Barnes

Born Don Van Vliet in 1941, Captain Beefheart is one of modern music’s true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-one-half octave vocal range, he employs idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics, and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music, and rock & roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in its daring creativity.