Talk:Captain Beefheart

CB provided vocal to Lumpy Gravy uncredited.

CB played sax for one of the Royce Hall Concerts that were the basis for Orchestral Favorites - at the very end of one of the concerts, according to Matt Groening. Matt reported that at the end of the concert, after all the musicians had left, Don appeared, sax in hand. He played freely for a few minutes.

Jeezus! Good luck piecing this one together! What a conveluted mess...

AKAs?

Are there any references to support AKA The Spotlight Kid?

Duncan 23:43, 2 Apr 2005 (PST)

Grow Fins '65-'82 CD featuring FZ

This 5 CD set is pure Beefheart gold.

CDs 3 & 4 will give you an idea of the enormity of the task FZ took on in producing "Trout Mask Replica". Very amusing too. CD 5 - track 15 has a brilliant FZ acoustic with Don in great voice, sounding more like Howlin' Wolf than ever...

There's also a book bound into the sleeve that is jam-packed with info.

(My copy cost £85 eight years ago, so it might not be easy to find).

--Tonefish 06:55, 11 May 2008 (PDT)

AKA The Spotlight Kid

Don't know what context your question is in, but:

Beefheart made an album titled The Spotlight Kid in 1971. Reprise Records K 44162.

FZ doesn't feature, but members of his band/s do.

Lineup:

Beefheart.

Zoot Horn Rollo aka Bill Harkleroad.

Ed Marimba aka Artie Tripp II.

Rockette Morton aka Mark Boston

Winged Eel Fingerling aka Elliot Ingber.

Drumbo aka John French.

Ted Cactus.

Rhys Clark.

--Tonefish 07:19, 11 May 2008 (PDT)