Musician Dictionary

Don van Vliet

American musician and painter (1941-2010)

DescriptionAmerican musician and painter (1941-2010)
Source: Wikidata
Born1941-01-15
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceGlendale Glendale
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2010-12-17
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathArcata Arcata
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationpainter singer poet guitarist composer saxophonist film producer sculptor musician environmentalist visual artist songwriter psychic
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentshorn saxophone bass clarinet clarinet shehnai piccolo voice recorder flute oboe piano harmonica
Source: Wikidata
Genresproto-punk experimental rock outsider music spoken word free jazz blues rock psychedelic rock art rock progressive rock alternative rock
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsA&M Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Mothers The Soots The Magic Band
Source: Discogs, Wikidata

Also known as

Captain Beefheart D Van Vliet D. V. Vliet D. Van Vilet D. Van Vlet D. Van Vliet D. Van. Vliet D. Vanvliet D. Vliet D. v. Vliet D. van Vliet D.V. Vliet D.Van Vliet D.van Vliet Dan Van Vliet Dan van Vlit Don Don "Captain Beefheart" Van Vliet Don Glen Van Vliet Don Van Fliet Don Van Vieit Don Van Vilet Don Van Vleit Don Van Vliet (C.B) Don Van Vliet (C.B.) Don Van Vlit Don Vanvliet Don Vilet Don Vliet Don v. Vliet Don van Vliet Donald Van Vliet Donnie Vilet Donnie Vliet V. Vhict V. Vliet Van Bliet Van Fliet Van Vilet Van Vliet

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Identifiers

mbid: 6b905738-f1b5-4851-942e-ee0118f3e44a · wikidata: Q312264 · isni: 0000000107800738 · ipi: 00031581210, 00032228614, 00040791786 · discogs: 256283 · spotify: 2ebK4ueGwhVaXUm060m1BS

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