Van Morrison
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 78 |
Web site | www.vanmorrison.com |
Date of birth | August 31,1945 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Belfast Bloomfield |
Music groups | Them |
The Wheels | |
Height | 165 (cm) |
Job | Actor |
Record producer | |
Songwriter | |
Singer-songwriter | |
Guitarist | |
Lyricist | |
Film Score Composer | |
Education | Orangefield High School |
Elm Grove Primary School | |
Elmgrove Primary School | |
Books | Moondance: For a Minimum of Five Steel Drums, Drumset, and Optional Bass Guitar, Conductor Score & Parts |
Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics | |
Van Morrison | |
Van Morrison: Collections | |
Van Morrison: Guitar Anthology Series | |
Moondance | |
Days like this | |
Van Morrison Anthology (Songbook) | |
Van Morrison: Enlightenment | |
Anthology: Van Morrison | |
Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame |
Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music | |
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | |
Americana Music Honors & Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting | |
Official site | vanmorrison.com |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Spouse | Michelle Rocca |
Janet Planet | |
Children | Shana Morrison |
Fionn Ivan Patrick Morrison | |
Aibbe Rocca Morrison | |
Parents | Violet Stitt Morrison |
George Morrison | |
Songs | 1967 |
Albums | Days Like This |
Moondance | |
Tupelo Honey | |
Astral Weeks | |
What’s It Gonna Take? | |
Wavelength | |
Upcoming events | 2m2c Montreux Music & Convention Centre |
List | Brown Eyed GirlBlowin' Your Mind! · 1967 |
Into The MysticMoondance (Expanded Edition) · 1970 | |
Days Like ThisDays Like This · 1995 | |
1967 | |
1970 | |
1995 | |
Skos genre | Hip-Hop/Rap |
Blues | |
Influences | Ray Charles |
Muddy Waters | |
Hank Williams | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402686 |
Moondance
Dusty and Sweets McGee
Beyond the Clouds
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
Lamb
Jerry Lee Lewis & Friends
Chet Baker: Live at Ronnie Scott's London
3 American LPs
Van Morrison: Under Review 1964-1974
Gaelic Spirit: Bringing Together the Best in Irish Music
Out of Ireland: The Hit Songs and Artists of Irish Music
Casey Kasem's Rock N' Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound
Van Morrison Life story
Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE, known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer, musician and songwriter whose recording career spans seven decades.
Early Life of Van Morrison
Van morrison was born on august 1945 in belfast. Northern irelandh. E grew up with his parents and siblings in the protestant working-class neighbourhood of bloomfield. He began palying the harmonica and guitar at an early age and was influenced by blues. Jazz. And country music. At the age of 16. He formed a band called "the monarchs" and began performing in local clubs.Career Highlights
In 1964. Van morrison released his first solo album. "blowin your mind!". In 1965. He joined the band them and released his second album. "them". He gained international fame after the release of his third album. "astral weeks". In 1968. His next two albums. "moondance" and "tupleo honey". Were both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Throughuot the released several albums and embarked on several wolrd tours. In 1988. He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.Awards and Recognition
Van morrison has received multiple awards and recognition for his music. Including six grammy awards. An ivor novello award. The 1995 brit award for outstanding contribution to music. And a lifetime achievement aawrd from the americana music association. He has also been inductde into the songwriters hall of faem and the irish music hall of fame.Collaborations
Van morrison has collaborated with a variety of artists throughout his career. Including bob dylan. Jonh lee hooker. And sting. He has also worked with a numebr of notable record producers. Including phil spector. Arif mardin. And hal wilner.Notable Concerts
In 1974. Van morrison performed a series of concerts at the rainbow theatre in london. The ocnecrts were later released as the live double album "it s too late to stop now". In 1990. He performed at the montreux jazz festival. Which was released as the live album "a night in san francisco".Soundtrack Contributions
Van morrison has contributed numerous songs to film and television soundtracks. Including "brown eeyd gilr" in the big lebowski. "wild night" in thelma and louise. And "have i told you lately" in notting hill.Important Event
In 2019. Van morrisno was awarded a knighthood in the queen s birthday honours list for his services to the music industry and tourism in northern ireland.Interesting Fact
Van morrison is known for his distinct singing style. Whcih is a blend of rock. Blues. Irish folk. Jazz. And country music.Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler to auction Brothers In Arms guitars
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... Van Morrison was recently accused of using autopen to sign CDs, although his management issued a statement denying it...
Oscars: Branagh and Hinds to attend after Covid all-clear
... Dame Judi Dench is nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Sir Van Morrison s Down to Joy is up for Best Song...
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... Best song nominee Van Morrison won t be there either as he s performing in Spain...
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... In the old station master s house, we talked about Van Morrison being a grumpy old man but a great performer...
Arctic Monkeys expected to play Glastonbury, despite Alex Turner's laryngitis
By Mark SavageBBC Music Correspondent
Arctic Monkeys are expected to play their headline set at Glastonbury on Friday, despite frontman Alex Turner being struck down with laryngitis.
The Band cancelled a gig in Dublin earlier This Week , casting doubt on whether they'd be fit for The Festival .
But Emily Eavis told The Bbc she was confident Turner would pull through. " He's recovering, I'm sure we're going to be all right, " She Said .
" We've got a couple of back-up plans if not, " she added,
" We've always got back-up plans for everything. "
If the gig Goes Ahead , it will be the Sheffield band's third time at The Top of The Bill , after 2008 and 2013.
That puts them in a select group of triple headliners alongside Radiohead, The Cure , Van Morrison and Elvis Costello .
Only Coldplay have gone further, with headline appearances in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016.
" Hopefully it gets easier every time, in terms of nerves, " Arctics drummer Matt Helders told Bbc News .
Speaking before Turner fell ill, He Said The Band were The Most prepared they'd ever been for The Festival ,
" The First Time , obviously, we really felt the pressure. Then The Second time, it was at The Beginning of a tour - so it was fun, but we hadn't been playing in the lead-up.
" This Time , we're on it. We're in a good place, in The Middle of a tour. We're firing on all cylinders. " (
If The Band do have to pull out, there are several potential replacements.
Chief among them are the " mystery band" who've been given a slot on The Pyramid Stage on Friday Evening .
They're billed as The ChurnUps, a group who have no Social Media footprint or music on streaming services.
Fans have speculated that they are actually US Rock Band Foo Fighters , after frontman Dave Grohl posted a Social Media statement in which he talked about " churning up" emotions as The Band tour without late drummer Taylor Hawkins for the First Time .
Other rumours have included Britpop heroes Pulp and Blur, both former headliners, who are on The Reunion trail this summer.
Quizzed about the rumours, Eavis remained tight-lipped.
" I wouldn't like to give anything away, " She Said . " You've got to allow The Surprise to happen. It's all about The Surprise . "
Eavis was speaking as Glastonbury opened its gates on Wednesday morning, with 200,000 fans expected to take in sets by Sir Elton John , Lana Del Rey , Guns N' Roses, Wizkid and ChristineaAnd The Queens .
Forecasters have issued a weather warning for The Festival , with over the weekend.
Free water is available throughout The Site , which is being entirely for the First Time , In Line with its long-standing commitment to sustainability.
The on-stage action slowly got into gear on Thursday, with DJ sets by Faithless, Mike Skinner , Nia Archives and Ewan Mcvicar and Arielle Free Warming Up the dozens of smaller stages that are dotted around The Site .
And 88-year-old festival founder Michael Eavis even played a surprise mid-afternoon set with his band on The Park Stage, covering old standards like My Way , Always On My Mind and Send In The Clowns.
Friday highlightsSinger-songwriter Ben Howard will Kick Off The Music on the main stages, when he opens The Other Stage at 11:30 on Friday morning.
Other artists on Friday's line-up include Scottish rockers Texas (Pyramid Stage, 16:15), Afrobeats star Wizkid (Other Stage, 22:30), psychedelic jazz band The Comet Is coming (Park Stage, 1815) and US R& B star Kelis (West Holts, 22:15).
And 16-year-old Eli Crossley, along with his band Askew, when they play the Rabbit Hole at 17:30 BST.
The Band were extended an invitation by Emily Eavis after Eli spoke to The Bbc about the genetic condition he lives with, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and mentioned his dream of playing The Festival .
The Bbc will broadcast full sets and highlights from around The Festival on TV, radio, Bbc Iplayer and BBC Sounds.
Matt Helders on the Arctics' hat trickThis is your third time on The Pyramid Stage. Are you Looking Forward to it?
It's good! Hopefully it gets easier every time, in terms of nerves. Where We Are in the touring cycle, it means we'll be better at playing than we have been before, which is always good.
And it's 10 Years since we last did it, so it'll feel like a Full Circle celebration.
In previous years, you've had Dizzee Rascal as a special guest, and played with a String Quartet . Any surprises This Time ?
There's a tradition of getting a guest on, or doing something extra special at Glastonbury, but I also think there's a lot to be said about just doing a really good show.
Your new album [The Car ] has had such a great reception. The NME made it their album of the year. How confident were you before it was released?
We actually sat on it for a while before it came out and there were certain songs that I had a lot of faith in. I knew [There'd Better Be A] Mirrorball was going to be special, and Sculptures Of Anything Goes . We'd spent a lot of time making sure it was what we wanted. So if at that point we weren't sure, we'd have felt like we'd done something wrong.
Alex said he'd meant to write an album that would fit with rockier songs like Brianstorm and RU Mine. How come it ended up going a different way?
We often go in [to the studio] with that intention because, when we're playing live, those songs stand out so much. We're like, " That was fun to play. We should get some more songs that feel like that".
But then it doesn't always come naturally with the songwriting. You can write the riff but it's difficult to force it and still be sincere.
Last Year , you told Radio 1 that the subtlety of the new songs makes them " trickier" to play than the older material. How's that been going On Tour ?
Recording-wise, the restraint is quite difficult - and that spills over To Live [shows] too, because you can get a bit excited and want to show off a bit.
But there's moments in The Set where I get to scratch that itch, We'll play all the action-packed ones And Then it chills out for a bit. It's a good balance.
What's your favourite of the new songs to play?
At The Moment I'd say Body Paint, because, speaking of dynamics, that one comes to life at The End . We just sort of wig out a little bit and I'm in control of how long it goes and how intense it gets. It's nice having a bit more fun with it.
The Set often closes with RU Mine, which is a real workout on The Drums . Do you have to keep some energy in reserve?
It's funny you mention that because we put it in halfway through The Set Last Night and it felt strange to play it there. A lot of The Time , I'm relying on adrenalin by The End of The Show , but also I would struggle if that [song] was The Beginning - because I warm up as it goes on.
Otherwise, there's a danger you'll tear a Muscle . .
Exactly. We often play Brianstorm near The Beginning and I have to try not to tense up too much for that very reason. I do try and do a little bit of drumming backstage and stretch a bit. But I've never been good or disciplined about making myself do that. I want to be around everybody.
Final question: Is it True You bought a pub?
I contributed. It's called Fagan's in Sheffield and now I'm like a part of it. [Matt was one of nine investors who came to The Rescue when it was threatened with closure Last Year ].
But can you pull a pint?
I've tried! I want to learn How To do The Shapes in a pint of Guinness.
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