The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1997•52m•Released
MusicDocumentary
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.
Director
Elaine Shepherd
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
John Peel
Himself (Narrator)
Don Van Vliet
Himself
Frank Zappa
Himself (archive footage)
Matt Groening
Himself
Jimmy Carl Black
Himself
Ry Cooder
Himself
Bruce Fowler
Himself
Eric Drew Feldman
Himself
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