The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Written by, Produced by
15 songs
Produced by, Engineered by
10 songs
Produced by, Written by
6 songs
Mixed by
4 songs
Written by
1 song
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Don van Vliet produced 10 of Captain Beefheart’s top 10 songs
Don van Vliet is Captain Beefheart’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 15 songs
Captain Beefheart recorded most at Armadillo World Headquarters (4 songs)
Credited songs by Captain Beefheart span 42 years, 1972 to 2014 (20 songs)
Top songs
From The Spotlight Kid
- 1
- 2
1972
- 3
1972
- 4
1972
- 5
1972
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
1972
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Where the songs were made
- Armadillo World Headquarters4 songs
- The Record Plant2 songs
Releases
Album
Album
Member of
Elsewhere
Sources (10)
Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.
1MusicBrainz Captain Beefheart is a member of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Captain Beefheart is a member of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Captain Beefheart is from Glendale
3Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is alternative rock
4Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is art rock
5Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is blues rock
6Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is experimental rock
7Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is free jazz
8Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is progressive rock
9Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is proto-punk
10Wikidata The genre of Captain Beefheart is psychedelic rock