Captain Beefheart Passed Away at 69

American rocker and painter Captain Beefheart has died at the age of 69. The star passed away on Friday, December 17, according to a representative for the Michael Werner Gallery in New York. His exact cause of death was unknown, although he had long been suffering from multiple sclerosis. Born Don Van Vliet, the singer rose to fame in the 1960s with his own style of blues and rock, later