Captain Beefheart

USA, 1964–1982

Don Van Vliet's alias — Trout Mask Replica (1969) fractured Delta blues into free-jazz shrapnel, a foundational text for post-punk and alternative rock.

Influenced by

• Howlin' Wolf
• Muddy Waters
• Robert Johnson
• Son House
• Ornette Coleman
• John Coltrane

Influenced

• The Fall
• Auktyon
• Pixies
• The Black Keys