The Magic Band
1 album · 1970s · LP · appears on 1 album
A rotating assembly of musicians dedicated to interpreting, recording or performing the concepts and works of songwriter Don Van Vliet, both in support of his performing persona Captain Beefheart and as a solo unit. Members of an early line-up of The Magic Band (who performed without Vliet at Blue Lakes) also formed the short-lived . After Vliet's retirement, in 1982, members of the The Magic Band were reformed in 2003 by drummer , who also took on the vocal role. As such they released :
- (ATP 2003)
- (Proper 2005)
- (Sundazed 2011)
- (Proper 2014)
and a number of live DVDs.
Members
- Ry Cooder
- Cliff Martinez
- Dean Smith
- John French
- Eric Drew Feldman
- Mark Marcellino
- Del Simmons
- Art Tripp
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