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1941 – 2010Don Van Vliet (1941-2010)Died 17 December 2010, aged 69Van Vliet, known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, was an American musician and artist whose avant-garde album Trout Mask Replica influenced generations of experimental rock musicians. He retired from music in the early 1980s to focus full-time on painting. He died of complications from multiple sclerosis.