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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: 70. Chapters: Captain Beefheart, Victoria Williams, Betty Cuthbert, David Lander, Stanley Elkin, Clay Walker, Lena Horne, Ann Romney, Annette Funicello, Teri Garr, Barbara Jordan, Tamia, Ole Anderson, Montel Williams, Lindsay Cooper, Ronald Takaki, Ronnie Lane, Hal Ketchum, Danny Wallace, Bill Bradbury, Andrew White, John Hicklenton, David Maclean, Lola Falana, Exene Cervenka, Duke Pearson, Tim Ferguson, Christina Amphlett, Stanley Knowles, Clive Burr, Bryan Forbes, Jonathan Katz, Sue Thomas, Kiaran McLaughlin, Ivaylo Yordanov, Javier Artero, Neil Cavuto, Benjamin Cohen, Grant Krieger, Margaret E. Curran, Anthony Milner, Alan Osmond, Iman Ali, Kelly Sutton, Jim Sweeney, Aaron Solowoniuk, Anne Holtsmark, Janice Dean, Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, Egon Zimmermann, Richard M. Cohen, Courtney Taylor, Josef Stiegler, Noah "40" Shebib, Sydney Ayres, Cheryl Miller, Jack MacDuff. 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....
