Roots Of Captain Beefheart / Various Roots Of Captain Beefheart / Various CD

2009 collection of tracks that inspired one of the most eccentric legends in Rock music. The Captain is a respected artist, an experimental musician, a former collaborator with Frank Zappa, a man inspired by Free Jazz and the Blues and a huge influence on the Punk and various New Wave scenes that followed, Captain Beefheart is legendary for his ability to mix and match sounds and musical styles and make them into something wholly unique. This collection gathers a cross section of music that inspired the man to reach yet further out during the late '60s. 18 tracks.

1. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning 2. Muddy Waters - She's Alright 3. Bo Diddley - Diddy Wah Diddy 4. John Coltrane - Bakai 5. Thelonius Monk - Monk's Dream 6. The Nutmegs - Story Untold 7. The Turbans - When You Dance 8. Mississippi Fred McDowell - 61 Highway 9. Blind Willie Johnson - John the Revelator 10. Big Joe Williams - Providence Help the Poor 11. Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' at Midnight 12. Cecil Taylor - Song 13. Ornette Coleman - Invisible 14. Muddy Waters - Don't Go No Farther 15. Howlin' Wolf - I Asked for Water 16. Sunnyland Slim - Layin in My Cell 17. Blind Willie McTell - Drive Away Blues 18. Tommy Johnson - Bye-Bye Blues