ABOUT CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
Rock musician in the 1960s and 1970s who had a string of critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful albums with the Magic Band.
He attended high school in Lancaster, California with Frank Zappa .
His Trout Mask Replica album, which was released in 1969, went on to inspire a generation of punk and new wave musicians.
He was born Don Vilet in Glendale, California.
Modern day rockers like Jack White have made covers and tributes to Captain Beefheart's music.
