Biography (Van Morrison)

George Ivan Morrison (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 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 1958. 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...

Album Records (Van Morrison)

Brown Eyed Girl Moondance Into The Mystic Crazy Love And It Stoned Me Sweet Thing Astral Weeks Beside You Madame George Domino Caravan Cyprus Avenue The Way Young Lovers Do Gloria These Dreams of You Ballerina Wild Night Come Running Slim Slow Slider Brand New Day

Moondance The Best of Astral Weeks