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

The Charlatans Axe US Tour After Drummer Collapses

September 20, 2010

The Charlatans have been forced to postpone their US tour after drummer Jon Brookes collapsed on stage in Philadelphia.

Brookes momentarily stopped breathing during the band's set at Johnny Brenda's last Wednesday (September 15).

He was taken to hospital, where he was given a CAT scan and was said to be responding well to treatment.

In a statement, the band said the drummer was in a “comfortable condition” but was being flown back to the UK for further treatment.

“The Charlatans are very upset at not being able to continue the tour but hope to reschedule the dates as soon as possible,” they added.

Brookes' collapse came in the week that the band released their latest studio album, 'Who We Touch'.

(by Jason Gregory)

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