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Cast

John Peel

John Peel

Himself (Narrator)

Don Van Vliet

Don Van Vliet

Himself

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Himself (archive footage)

Matt Groening

Matt Groening

Himself

Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black

Himself

Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder

Himself

Bruce Fowler

Bruce Fowler

Himself

Eric Drew Feldman

Eric Drew Feldman

Himself

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Elaine Shepherd

Elaine Shepherd

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Elaine Shepherd

Elaine Shepherd

Director

Colin Minchin

Colin Minchin

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The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

19970.0 / 1052 min
Music, Documentary

Overview

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.