Friday night saw the passing of one of music's true mavericks and one of the most influential musicians of the 60's and 70's Don Van Vliet better known as Captain Beefheart. He was a true original and will be sadly missed. His music was based upon the Rhythm and Blues records that he grew up with but in the hands of Beefheart the music evolved into something quite unorthodox in structure and sound....but no matter how much he deconstructed the blues his love of those old records always shone through all his recordings...
He will always be best remembered for Trout Mask Replica , the album that earned him a place in musical history, although newcomers to his music may be better of starting with Safe As Milk before venturing into some of his more far out recordings.
There are legions of musicians performing today who owe a huge debt to the music of Captain Beefheart and there is no doubt that his music will be listened to and will continue to be an influence to new bands in the years ahead...
RIP Don...
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