Key data:

 1965

 Glendale, California 

 12 “A-list” albums (1967 to 1982)

 died 2010, aged 69

The Jukebox Pick (of 184):

 Sun Zoom Spark

 (Don Van Vliet)

 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band

  “Utterly perfect” Proto-Punk

 First out on his album “Clear Spot” in October, 1972.