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Van Morrison

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born

August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Ireland

gender

male

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http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/

genre

Music, Entertainment, Poetry

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George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) 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, pe...more George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) 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.

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", "Into The Mystic","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".

Morrison's career, spanning some five decades, has influenced many popular musical artists. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2000, Morrison ranked #25 on American cable music channel VH1's list of its 100 greatest artists of rock and roll, and in 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Van Morrison 42nd on their list of The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Paste Magazine ranked him 20th in their list of 100 Greatest Living Songwriters in 2006 and Q Magazine ranked him 22nd on their list of 100 Greatest Singers in April 2007.
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Books by Van Morrison

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	Van Morrison -- Days Like This: Piano/Vocal/Chords 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	The New Best Of Van Morrison: Piano, Vocal, Guitar 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Van Morrison the Guitar Collection 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1995	My rating:
	Van Morrison: Anthology 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Moondance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Still on Top: The Greatest Hits [Limited Edition Box Set] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Van Morrison Guitar Anthology 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Van Morrison -- Moondance: Piano/Vocal/Chords by Van Morrison, Elliot Landy, Bob Cato 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	The Van Morrison Guitar Songbook: Authentic Guitar Tab 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Van Morrison - Back on Top 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999	My rating:

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Quotes by Van Morrison

“hark, now hear the sailors cry,
smell the sea, and feel the sky
let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic...”
― Van Morrison

tags: magic , ocean , sailing , sea

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“and I shall watch the ferry boats, and they'll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky. and i will never grow so old again, and i will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain...”
― Van Morrison

tags: magic , ocean , sailing , sea

16 people liked it

“Once in a blue moon someone like you comes along.”
― Van Morrison

13 people liked it

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