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John French (4) (1948–)

Author of Beefheart: Through the Eyes of Magic

For other authors named John French, see the disambiguation page.

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Image credit: John French, from photograph by Jan Podsiadly

Works by John French

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Trout Mask Replica (1969) — Drummer — 49 copies, 1 review

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Legal name
French, John Stephen
Other names
Drumbo
Birthdate
1948-09-29
Gender
male
Occupations
drummer
musician
Birthplace
San Bernardino, California, USA
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California, USA

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1 review
Perhaps I shouldn't review this book as I gave up reading it after three chapters. It's basically a succession of interviews by friends and contemporaries of Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart. The book quickly gets bogged down in debates about whether a band folded up in 1962 or 1963, or whether somebody played bass before moving to guitar. Tedious stuff, which would benefit from editing. Mike Barnes's Captain Beefheart: The Biography is much better.

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