Herb Bermann

Herb Bermann
Occupation(s)	Lyricist, screenwriter, actor
Years active	1957–present

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 second album Strictly Personal featured four of Bermann's songs, though he was uncredited: "Safe As Milk", "Trust Us," "Gimme Dat Harp Boy," and "Kandy Korn" ^{[1] [2]}

A screenplay he co-wrote with Dean Stockwell became the inspiration for Neil Young's 1970 album After the Gold Rush .

A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, The Mystery Man from the Magic Band, was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Selected works

Discography

• Safe as Milk (1967), Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Label: Buddah Records, Producers: Richard Perry and Bob Krasnow.
• Strictly Personal (1968) uncredited, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Label: Blue Thumb, Producer: Bob Krasnow.

Films

• Malibu Song (2006), Director: Natalie Lettner and Werner Hanak, Producer: Eurotrash Productions.

Books

• The Mystery Man from the Magic Band: Captain Beefheart's Writing Partner Revealed (2015), Herb Bermann, Introduction by John French, Interview by Derek Laskie, Foreword by Alec Baldwin, Publisher: Brass Tacks Press.

Awards

• 1971 Writers Guild of America Award (Outstanding Teleplay) – The Psychiatrist: Par for the Course, producer (Universal Studios/NBC), director Steven Spielberg.

References

1. Barnes, Mike (2002). Captain Beefheart: The Biography. Cooper Square Press. p. 40. ISBN   9780815411901.
2. Bermann, Herb (2015). The Mystery Man from the Magic Band. Brass Tacks Press. ISBN   978-0-9820140-1-1.
3. "The search for the mystery co-songwriter from 'Safe As Milk'". Captain Beefheart Radar Station. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
4. Bunn, Susan (July 6, 2000). "The Mystery Man from the Magic Band". The Malibu Times . The Malibu Times. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

External links

• Herb Bermann at IMDb