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Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band


Background information
Birth name Don Glen Vliet
Born January 15, 1941
Born place Glendale, California, U.S.
Died December 17, 2010
Death place Arcata, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Experimental Rock
Blues
Blues Rock
Avant-garde
Psychedelic Rock
Progressive Rock
Years active 1964—1982
Label(s) Epic Records
Virgin Records
Atlantic Records
Reprise Records
Mercury Records
A&M Records
Blue Thumb Records
Associated acts The Tubes
Frank Zappa
The Mothers of Invention
Ry Cooder
Zoot Horn Rollo
Rockette Morton
John French
Jack Nitzsche
Gary Lucas
Moris Tepper



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Orbital To Headline Rock Ness Festival, Announce Own Gigs

January 27, 2009
Orbital To Headline Rock Ness Festival, Announce Own GigsOrbital will headline the Rock Ness Festival in Scotland this June, it's been announced.

The dance duo join The Prodigy, Biffy Clyro and Basement, who have already been unveiled as headliners.

The event is scheduled to take place from June 12th-14th.

Meanwhile, Oribtal, who announced their reunion last December, will also play two headlining shows of their own in September.

The duo will play the Manchester Academy on September 19th and the London Brixton Academy on September 25th.

Orbital split in 2004 after establishing themselves as one of the pioneer acts in dance music.

(by Jason Gregory)



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