Bongo Fury, the 1975 partly live album recorded by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, will celebrate a belated 50th anniversary in March with a new five-CD, one-Blu-ray box set. The upcoming ...

Don Van Vliet, who recorded under the name Captain Beefheart, died on Friday, at the age of 69. I'm sure a lot of people who heard the news were only vaguely aware of him as an influential, ...

Rare TV Performances Of Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Released On DVD Pioneer, artist, crazy, bluesman, rock and roller are all terms that could be tossed out to describe the late, great Don ...

Available now via Zappa Records/UMe, Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary Edition) shines a spotlight on Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s creative partnership that peaked in 1975 with their joint album, ...

Thinking about watching 'The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart' without the hassle? Searching for where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch this Elaine Shepherd directed movie can be ...

Frank Zappa and Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, had been friends since their teens, when they bonded over a mutual love of black music and outsider art. Their relationship over the years had its ...

Captain Beefheart was the musical persona of Don Van Vliet, the avant-garde 1960s and '70s musician (best known for the 1969 hit record Trout Mask Replica) whose inimitable psychedelic rock influenced ...