Marshall Amps Founder Dies at Age 88
Jim Marshall, the man behind rock music’s biggest, loudest amplifiers, has died at the age of 88.
Jim Marshall, the man behind rock music’s biggest, loudest amplifiers, has died at the age of 88.
Don Van Vliet, the painter who became famous in the late 1960s as Captain Beefheart, died yesterday from complications related to multiple sclerosis. He was 69 years old.
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band’s most famous album is 1969’s Trout Mask Replica, produced by his pal and collaborator Frank Zappa. Captain Beefheart also sings on “Willie the Pimp” from Zappa’s album Hot Rats.