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George Ivan Morrison (generally known as Van Morrison) (b. 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He’s a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl - a unique mix of folk, blues, Irish, scat, and Celtic influences - Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll.
Known as “Van the Man” by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, writing their 1964 hit “Gloria”. A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, starting with the album Astral Weeks.
Morrison has pursued an idiosyncratic musical path. Much of his music is tightly structured around the conventions of American soul and R&B, such as the popular singles “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Moondance”, “Domino”, and “Wild Night”. An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz, and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as his classic album Astral Weeks and lesser known works such as Veedon Fleece and Common One. The two strains together are sometimes referred to as “Celtic Soul,” and Morrison rejects the characterization of his genre of music as Rock, citing Elvis Presley as a non-influence.
He continues to perform regularly, and achieved his highest U.S. chart position (number ten on the Billboard 200) with his latest album, Keep It Simple.
Known as “Van the Man” by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, writing their 1964 hit “Gloria”. A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, starting with the album Astral Weeks.
Morrison has pursued an idiosyncratic musical path. Much of his music is tightly structured around the conventions of American soul and R&B, such as the popular singles “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Moondance”, “Domino”, and “Wild Night”. An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz, and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as his classic album Astral Weeks and lesser known works such as Veedon Fleece and Common One. The two strains together are sometimes referred to as “Celtic Soul,” and Morrison rejects the characterization of his genre of music as Rock, citing Elvis Presley as a non-influence.
He continues to perform regularly, and achieved his highest U.S. chart position (number ten on the Billboard 200) with his latest album, Keep It Simple.
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DrPlumm wrote:
Yes, thank you for naming one of his songs.
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blutos wrote:
Yes, thank you for naming one of his songs.
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Jaanisk wrote:
Brown Eyed Girl
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RussellChap wrote:
OFFICIAL : Astral Weeks is the BEST album EVER! Source; Me...
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costello22 wrote:
Mon site perso consacré à Van The Man http://www.payindues.com
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surazul wrote:
I love how the top comment for one of Jelly Roll's youtube videos is "thank you Van"
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RussellChap wrote:
Feel free to join this group for Astral Weeks fans http://www.last.fm/group/Astral+Weeks :-)
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DaddyPobbin wrote:
I've not known a single human who's heard Astral Weeks and got tired of it.
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Coop123 wrote:
Get tired of astral weeks? Impossible.
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methjameskeenan wrote:
i love astral weeks, haven't listened to any of the other albums yet. i will when i get tired of astral weeks.
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surazul wrote:
oh come on, how about a different pic? this one's been the default for ages.
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blutos wrote:
Van Morrison, Van Morrison and Van Morrison. If I had to choose three artists that I had to listen to whole my life, it would be them. [2]
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young_wives wrote:
HE HAS SO MANY CLASSICS
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young_wives wrote:
one of thee most amazing artists ever!!!!! [2]
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zepp69 wrote:
one of thee most amazing artists ever!!!!!
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Antimusician wrote:
Van Morrison, Ray Charles and Johnny Cash. If I had to choose three artists that I had to listen to whole my life, it would be them.
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Miss-Kei wrote:
What's ironic about the song "Brown-eyed girl" is I love it and yes I'm a girl with brown eyes... :)
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Lowbacca wrote:
spinning the 2disc xmas bootleg, and it's awesome
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Cazweigun wrote:
I've got a weak spot for Van Morrison, not gonna lie. [2]
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"If You Don't Like It, Go Fuck Yourself" (MORRISON, Van. 1974)
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