Van Morrison
Musician
Devo, Steely Dan say LP concerts are in order...the Skydiggers have occasionally performed album catalogue nights. Recently Toronto Massey Hall audiences saw a pair of perfunctory Van Morrison executions of 1968's Astral Weeks at $325 a pop, followed by an Echo & The Bunnymen 25th... In this article: Steely Dan, Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, Walter Becker, Aja, Freedom of Choice, The Royal Scam, Bob Casale, and Gaucho |
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boston.com - Latest music news | 5 days ago
They have it covered
...front of an audience, also tackling material made famous by folks named Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond, Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters and Neil Young. The fact that the original "Last Waltz'' concert was held Thanksgiving day in...
In this article: The Last Waltz, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, The Weight, and Boston
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Independent.ie | September 30, 2009
An interesting solution
...gigs of all time. Complete with everyone who was anyone in the American music scene, it features stunning performances from the likes of Neil Young and Van Morrison, as well as The Band themselves. Any self-respecting fan of...
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Wikipedia | October 29, 2009
Chris Velan
...Adam Topol (Culver City Dub Collective, Jack Johnson (musician). Chris Velan's influences include Neil Young , Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, Van Morrison and Mark Knopfler Chris has been compared to artists including Tom Petty, Bob Dylan...
In this article: Jack Johnson, West Africa, KT Tunstall, Cat Stevens, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, and Animal Liberation Orchestra
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Jalopnik | June 03, 2009
Commenter Of The Day: Cafe Au Go Go Edition [Commenter Of The Day]
...of performed. Located in Greenwich village (where else?), the place featured the Grateful Dead, Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Woody Allen, Steven Stills, Neil Young, and others. In one of the...
In this article: Cafe Au Go Go, Howard Solomon, Peugeot, Steven Stills, Woody Allen, Muddy Waters, Lenny Bruce, and John Lee Hooker
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CBS News | August 29, 2009
Second Cup Cafe: Will Hoge
...singers, who found their calling in rock. Hoge's music and tireless drive have traces of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Hank Williams, Van Morrison, Patty Griffin, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. He has been added to the lineup with Black...
In this article: Will Hoge, Nashville, Flickr, Black Crowes, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Bruce Springsteen, and Patty Griffin
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kentnewsnet.com | October 07, 2009
Eclyptic releases album next weekend
...is a unique combination of musical influences. "It's like Bob Dylan had tea with Van Morrison who got in a car wreck with Neil Young who made a baby with '60s and '70s rock," Kroeze said. Eclyptic, which has been managed by FTF Records...
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | December 30, 2007
Popless Week Zero: Stopping In The Name Of Love The A.V. Club
...me to R.E.M. and Rolling Stone the summer before 9th grade. Or the high school English teacher who taped his Neil Young, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen albums for me. Or the day my brother discovered MTV on our grandparents' cable...
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Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now
...to seek out creative expression. The author includes commentary and images from Van Morrison's first release with the band Them in 1964, through to his latest album at the time of the book's publication. Turner interviewed flautist John...
In this article: The Boston Globe, Belfast, The Sunday Times, Blowin' Your Mind!, Neil Young, and The Palm Beach Post
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Bob Dylan
...to be more widely released. In November 1976 Dylan appeared at The Band's "farewell" concert, along with other guests including Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and Neil Young. Martin Scorsese's acclaimed cinematic...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Rolling Stone, Woody Guthrie, Christianity, Blowin' in the Wind, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan, Arthur Baker, Jerry Wexler, and John Hammond
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George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 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, soul, jazz, gospel, and Ulster Scots 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, writing their 1964 garage rock classic hit, "Gloria". A few years later, Morrison left the band and embarked on a successful solo career.
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.
- Name At Birth:
- George Ivan Morrison
- Also Known As:
- Van the Man
- The Belfast Cowboy
- Birth Date:
- August 31, 1945
- Birthplace:
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, Musician
- Instrument Played:
- vocals, guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards, drums, tambourine, ukelele
- Record Label:
- Decca, Bang, Warner Bros., Exile/Polydor, Lost Highway Records
- Years Active:
- ca. 1958–Present
- Associated With:
- Them
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