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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: American rock saxophonists, English rock saxophonists, Captain Beefheart, John Linnell, Ron Holloway, Clarence Clemons, Ed Wiley, Jr., Tim Hodgkinson, Elliott Sharp, Geoff Leigh, Nik Turner, Margo Davidson, Jack Nitzsche, King Curtis, Chris Wood, Mike Inez, Mel Collins, Paulo Miklos, Bobby Keys, Andy Mackay, Ian McDonald, Ralph Brown, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Rudy Pompilli, Johnny Colla, David Jackson, Eric Leeds, Elton Dean, Boots Randolph, Jim Horn, Dick Parry, Bill Justis, Lee Thompson, Davey Payne, Brooks Brown, Mars Williams, Alto Reed, Lonnie Youngblood, Rosie Smith, Ralph Carney, James Briggs, Jack Schroer, Mark Rivera, Raphael Ravenscroft, Paul Speare, Richie Cannata, Martin Cooper, Steve Douglas, Steve Berlin, John Helliwell, Theo Lengyel, Jerry Martini. Excerpt: Don Van Vliet (; born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 - December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12 studio albums. Noted for his powerful singing voice with its wide range, Van Vliet also played the harmonica, saxophone and numerous other wind instruments. His music blended rock, blues and psychedelia with free jazz, avant-garde and contemporary experimental composition. Beefheart was also known for exercising an almost dictatorial control over his supporting musicians, and for often constructing myths about his life. During his teen years in Lancaster, California, Van Vliet developed an eclectic musical taste and formed "a mutually useful but volatile" friendship with Frank Zappa, with whom he sporadically competed and collaborated. He began performing with his Captain Beefheart persona in 1964 and joined the original Magic Ba...
