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George Ivan Morrison (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning Northern-Irish 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.Critic Greil Marcus has gone so far as to say that “no white man sings like Van Morrison.”
Known as “Van the Man” by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, penning their seminal 1964 hit “Gloria”. A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, which commenced with Astral Weeks, an album consistently rated on both critics and listeners “best” lists.
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”.
Known as “Van the Man” by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, penning their seminal 1964 hit “Gloria”. A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, which commenced with Astral Weeks, an album consistently rated on both critics and listeners “best” lists.
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”.
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WildPrincess89 wrote:
I just downloaded all Van Morrison ringtones at http://tiny.cc/Hu5bc Brown Eyed Girl is my favorite, love it!
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WildPrincess89 wrote:
I just downloaded all Van Morrison ringtones at http://tiny.cc/Hu5bc Brown Eyed Girl is my favorite, love it!
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moonbaby9307 wrote:
I just love that voice of his.
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wuauw wrote:
love to listen to his music and drink a cup of tea :D
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StanLeChinois wrote:
LEGEND IVAN Greetings from Paris /France http://www.myspace.com/stanlechinois
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victoriaXIV wrote:
'Everyone' is my favorite
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sturminator wrote:
and it stoned me is sooooooo good
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saltybalz wrote:
van morrison, where have you been my entire life (aside from brown-eyed girl)?
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
The greatest.
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suzana7 wrote:
I love it !
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valebienvela wrote:
Su musica me abrio la mente! luego de escucharlo por primera vez encontre algo que he buscado en casi todos los estilos de musica me llena el corazon! me EN-CAN-TA!
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tiffaaa wrote:
Van the Man
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OrdealByFire wrote:
I obviously only knew him for Brown Eyed Girl, but Moondance is even better. I love it.
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Coop123 wrote:
inner mystic live album 's awesome
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igorthe_killers wrote:
Brown eyed girl ♥
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rottmadgers wrote:
Tim Buckley's 'Happy Sad' has a similar feel to 'Astral Weeks,' as does Bruce Springsteen's 'The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle,' though neither match the majesty of 'Astral Weeks,' obviously...
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brucmonteiro wrote:
Does anyone know where I can get the New York Session '67?
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mikebelto wrote:
Hey Van Morrison fans! It’s officially Christmas thanks to Bob Dylan’s “Must Be Santa” video from his holiday album “Christmas in the Heart”! Make sure you check the album out because all of his proceeds are going to Feeding America! The video is at http://bit.ly/449KiL
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sushiflower9 wrote:
Van Morrison doesn't really HAVE "similar artists". [2] THIS! so much
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ohh1972 wrote:
Van Morrison doesn't really HAVE "similar artists".
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30 Jan 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/vanmorrison
Recorded in 1968 when Van Morrison was just 22 years old, Astral Weeks immediately received critical acclaim and continues to be cited as one of the greatest albums of the rock era. Astral Weeks...
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