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Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album Safe as Milk for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band.
- The Search For The Mystery Co-Songwriter from ‘Safe as Milk’
- Poetry Book
- Magic Band Albums
Of the 12 songs on the ‘Safe As Milk’ album 8 are co-credited to someone called Herb Bermann. Who was he? No-one at the time seemed to know, he wasn’t a member of the band, he didn’t co-write any songs on the following albums and he was never mentioned in interviews. Very strange. Some fans thought he may have been an anonymous staff-writer foisted...
Pablo Capra (ed): Idlers of The Bamboo Grove – Poetry from Lower Topanga Canyon (Brass Tacks Press 2nd Edn. January 2004) This second edition includes the poem ‘Colophon’ by Herb Bermann. Copies can be bought from the Brass Tacks Press website. Brass Tacks Press have also added a picture of Herb then and now to their MySpace page:
Aug 28, 2012 · There’s a paragraph in the liner notes on Herb Bermann and they weigh whether Herb Bermann is a real person and really existed. There is some debate about this. Yeah, or whether he’s a figment of Don’s imagination, or a ploy as a tax dodge.
BRASS TACKS PRESS, http://www.brasstackspress.com"THE MYSTERY MAN FROM THE MAGIC BAND: Captain Beefheart Collaborator's Original Lyric Sheets and Stories" is...
Jun 12, 2015 · Herb Bermann, the legendary poet who wrote most of Captain Beefheart’s Safe As Milk lyrics (and some more) appears on a new DVD recently recorded at a poetry reading at Beyond Baroque. Good-Bye to the Rodeo Grounds is a sort of momento of one of the last artist communities in Los Angeles, evicted to make way for a state park.
The lyrics of Yellow Brick Road, written by Captain Beefheart and Herb Bermann, take the listeners on a mystical journey, reminiscent of the famous yellow brick road in L. Frank Baum’s novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”
Explore Herb Bermann's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Herb Bermann on AllMusic.
