Don Van Vliet  visited the same high school like FRANK ZAPPA .
After a first band called the BLACKOUTS, he formed the MAGIC BAND in 1964.
First single Diddy Wah Diddy was released by A&M in 1966, after a 2nd single flopp, he
signed with the Buddah label in 1967 , which released the 1st and 2nd LP.
He joined ZAPPAs MOTHERS around the same time, so in 1969 he joined ZAPPAs
Straight label  for TROUT MASK REPLICA (1968 = freeform Rock)  and the follow up; a more light
version of TROUT MASK... with LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY in 1970.
From 1971 on he was with REPRISE releasing  in 1972, two great psychedelic Bluesrock LPs.
When he changed label again in the mid 70s, this time to the english VIRGIN, the LPs became
more mainstream influenced.

see :
Frank Zappa & Mothers Of Invention ; Mallard ; Ry Cooder - Rising Sons ; 
Jeff Buckley ; Jeff Cotton ; Fraternity of Man ; Little Feat ;   

Style: great psychedelic Blues ; Free-Form-Rock ; Avantgarde

Musicians :
1967:
Don Van Vliet - vocals, harmonica; sax;  John 'DRUMBO' French - drums, perc.;
Alex StClair Snouffer - steel guitar; Jeff Cotton - glassfinger guitar; Jerry Handley - bass;
Ry Cooder - slide guitar;
1968-69:
Zoot Horn Rollo - guitars, mandolin, steel guitar; Rockette Morton - rhythm guitar, bass;
Don Van Vliet - vocals, harmonica; sax; Orejon - bass; Ed Marimba - drums, perc.;

 Two of his best albums ....great psychedelic Blues
 
The Spotlight Kid
1. Im gonna Booglarize  you Baby 
2. White Jam 
3. Blabber n Smoke 
4. When it blows its stacks 
5. Alice in Blunderland
6. The Spotlight Kid 
7. Click clack 
8. Grow Fins 
9. There aint no Santa Claus on the Evening  Stage
10. Glider

Clear Spot
11. Low Yo Yo Stuff 
12. Nowadays a Womans gotta hit a Man 
13. Too much Time 
14. Circumstances 
15. My Head is my only House unless it rains 
16. Sun Zoom Spark 
17. Clear Spot 
18. Crazy little Thing 
19. Long Neck Bottles 
20. Her Eyes are a blue Million Miles 
21. Big eyed Beans from from Venus 
22. Golden Birdies