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The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

1997 · 52 min · Music · Documentary

Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles, blog posts, etc. relating to The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart.

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Elaine Shepherd — Director

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John Peel portraitJohn PeelHimself (Narrator)DDon Van VlietHimselfFrank Zappa portraitFrank ZappaHimself (archive footage)Matt Groening portraitMatt GroeningHimselfJJimmy Carl BlackHimselfRy Cooder portraitRy CooderHimselfBBruce FowlerHimselfEEric Drew FeldmanHimself

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