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	Van Morrison - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and wild-eyed poet-sorcerer, Van Morrison is among popular music's true innovators, a restless seeker whose incantatory vocals and alchemical fusion of R&B, jazz, blues, and Celtic folk produced perhaps the most spiritually transcendent body of work in the rock & roll canon.
		Further proof of Morrison's renewed popularity arrived with the 1990 release of Mercury's best-of package; far and away the best-selling album of his career, it introduced the singer to a new generation of fans.
		Morrison continued balancing the past and the future in the years to follow, alternating between new studio albums (1997's The Healing Game, 1999's Back on Top) and collections of rare and live material (1998's The Philosopher's Stone and 2000's The Skiffle Sessions and You Win Again).
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/128/Van-Morrison/1001822.html (887 words)

	Van Morrison
		Morrison's fans often cite this as their favorite album, because there aren't a lot of distractions from his distinctive, half-spoken vocals.
		Morrison was still fully in control at this point, carefully composing and arranging everything, and making efficient use of his slightly jazzy horn section, sparingly employed chorus, and Stax-Volt influenced rhythm section.
		Morrison's moaning vocals are more poorly enunciated than ever, and he drags two of the best tunes close to the breaking point (the romantic "Angeliou," which circles around a I-IV vamp; the wild-eyed testimonial "And The Healing Has Begun").
	www.warr.org /vanmorrison.html (2729 words)

	Van Morrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Van Morrison OBE (born August 31, 1945 as George Ivan Morrison) is a singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
		George Ivan (Van) Morrison was born and grew up at 125 Hyndford Street[1] in Bloomfield, East Belfast as the pampered, only child of George, a shipyard worker and Violet, a singer.
		Morrison was exposed to music from an early age, as his father, having spent time working in Detroit, Michigan collected American jazz, country and western, and blues albums.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Van_Morrison (4368 words)

	Van-Morrison.com - One Of The Greatest Singer Songwriters
		Van Morrison is acclaimed as one of music's truly innovative artists, collaborating a popular blend of RandB, jazz, blues, and Celtic folk styles.
		Morrison, born in Belfast, Ireland in 1945, is the son of a shipyard worker who collected American jazz and blues records.
		In 1978 Van Morrison released Wavelength and to back it up, he went on tour for the first time in five years.
	www.van-morrison.com (689 words)

	Irish Rockers - Your resource for Irish Rock Music and Irish rock groups
		Morrison later admitted he wasn't pleased with the results, claiming in a Rolling Stone interview in 1969, "It came out wrong and they released it without my consent." Recordings from these sessions were occasionally re-released by Bang and in bootleg form, under various names.
		Morrison still remains popular with the public; his latest album, Magic Time debuted at #25 on the US Billboard charts upon release in May 2005, some 40 years after first entering the public's eye as the frontman of Them.
		Van Morrison achieved international success in the 1960s with the beat group Them before launching a very successfull solo career is still going strong in it's fourth decade.
	www33.brinkster.com /irishrockers/artistView.asp?id=32 (2980 words)

	Van Morrison - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Taylor died about 10 years ago, and Van Morrison is one of the few who has stopped to wonder "just who he was, just where he fits in." Maybe he sees the singer's tale as a cautionary one, a there but for the grace of God thing.
		George Ivan Morrison was born Aug. 31, 1945, in a working-class neighborhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
		As a boy, Van fell under the spell of Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, the Carter Family, Mahalia Jackson and his perpetual favorite, Leadbelly ("He was my guru," Morrison once remarked).
	dir.salon.com /people/bc/2000/09/19/morrison/index.html?sid=980579 (852 words)

	Van Morrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Van Morrison has for years been once of the most prolific singer/songwriters in the world, putting out over 40 records since the late 60's.
		Van clearly is returning to his roots here, which all good musicians should do after a long and prosperous career.
		This new disc is really one for die-hard Morrison fans, but anyone who can appreciate the blues with hints of jazz and funk and a dash of R and B will find something to like here.
	www.rocknet.com /apr97/vanmor.html (930 words)

	Van Morrison - The Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Van Morrison was born in Belfast in 1945, the son of a shipyard worker who collected American blues and jazz records.
		Re-uniting with the musical heroes of his youth, Van joined skiffle maestro Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber on stage at Belfast's Whitla Hall for a magical performance, and the energy and enthusiasm of both the performers and the crowd was captured in full on this album, which met with huge critical acclaim.
		In recognition of his unique position as one of the most important songwriters of the past century, Van Morrison was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony in New York City in June 2003.
	www.vanmorrison.co.uk /biography/biography.htm (800 words)

	Rolling Stone : Van Morrison
		Van didn't begin to experience any real anxiety on stage until some time after he was on his own in America and had to perform before not hundreds, but thousands of people.
		After Winterland, and his "retirement," Van Morrison was approached several times for interviews; he declined all requests with the suggestion that his petitioners listen to the words of "Domino." Even after agreeing to talk, it was evident he was doing so with considerable reluctance.
		Asked if Van's withdrawn nature might be related to the Irish temperament, she grinned: "Lots of people say that, but I can tell you for a fact that Van's never once said 'Top of the morning' to me." Janet has been a major source of inspiration throughtout Van's career as a solo artist.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5939314/van_morrison (7786 words)

	Van Morrison News
		Van Morrison Acclaimed singer Van Morrison wraps his incomparable voice around the soul, blues, folk, jazz and country styles that have been the mainstay of his music for four decades.
		Van Morrison, one of the least dependable live performers in rock history, topped the Rolling Stones, a band that many believe to be...
		Van Morrison and his 10- member band of singers and instrumentalists enraptured concertgoers Saturday night with a sold-out show that spanned the Belfast-born singer's entire career.
	www.topix.net /who/van-morrison (707 words)

	VH1.com : Van Morrison : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Plagued for some time by chronic stage fright, Morrison mounted his first tour in close to five years in support of 1978's Wavelength; his performances became more and more erratic, however, and during a 1979 date at New York's Palladium, he even stalked off-stage in mid-set and did not return.
		Further proof of Morrison's renewed popularity arrived with the 1990 release of Mercury's best-of package; far and away the best-selling album of his career, it introduced the singer to a new generation of fans.
		Morrison continued balancing the past and the future in the years to follow, alternating between new studio albums (1997's The Healing Game, 1999's Back on Top) and collections of rare and live material (1998's The Philosopher's Stone and 2000's The Skiffle Sessions and You Win Again).
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/morrison_van/bio.jhtml (944 words)

	Welcome to Into the Music: The Best of Van Morrison
		Morrison is, of course, by no means a pop star, yet his music has far more longevity than the common pop star who tends to fade with the fickle fancies of his or her fans.
		Morrison, an especially private person who wants little to do with the obsessions of the common fan, is a musician who has no need for the trappings of fame- and many of his songs over the past decade have confronted his disdain for the illusions of success.
		Morrison no longer does the conventional tour, so, if you want to see him perform, you have to either live in the areas he frequents or be willing to travel.
	www.themusicarchive.com /intothemusic/vanbesta.htm (1050 words)

	WeaverWeb: Why Bother with Van Morrison
		Van Morrison sings of mysteries I have pondered for myself and then heard echoed in his finely crafted pagan-Christian Celtic soul music.
		In 1987 Morrison sponsored a symposium at Loughborough University called "The Secret Heart of Music: An exploration into the power of music to change consciousness." The careful listener would have to say he's been examining that question pretty much all along.
		It seems that for Van Morrison, public performance is a necessary adjunct to creativity -- an invigoration that stirs imagination, not a bath in the spotlight of celebrity.
	howard.weaver.org /morrison (565 words)

	umusic.ca :: Van Morrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Just as Morrison's longtime hero Ray Charles did once upon a time on Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Morrison has taken some enduring, endlessly relevant songs of the south and somehow made them all his own.
		It is a true tribute to Morrison's genius as a vocal stylist that he can take a song as often covered as "Half As Much" -- recorded over the years by everyone from Hank Williams to Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris - and manage to make it feel new all over again.
		Through it all, Morrison proves to be one hell of a fine, subtle straight-ahead country singer in the grand tradition of George Jones.
	umusic.ca /vanmorrison (836 words)

	Van Morrison Tickets - Van Morrison Concert Tickets - Cheap Van Morrison Tickets
		Sometimes dubbed "Van the Man", Van Morrison introduced his strong songwriting and unique vocal skills as the lead singer of the British band Them, writing their 1965 hit "Gloria".
		Morrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993.
		Morrison will take a break from his current European schedule to play several upcoming shows in the US as the legendary singer continues to support his most recent release.
	www.vividseats.com /concerts/van-morrison-tickets.html (583 words)

	Van Morrison
		Van Morrison was born as George Ivan Morrison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1945.
		Van Morrison's and Linda Gail Lewis' new album You Win Again is impertinent, an insult to any listener.
		Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis, the youngest sister of the rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, have not delivered a homage to Hank Williams, the father of country, which William's would be proud of.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo14/vanmorrison.htm (646 words)

	Van Morrison At The Movies: The Soundtrack Hits Collects 19 Cinematic Music Gems - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Van Morrison At The Movies: The Soundtrack Hits, to be released February 13 by Manhattan/EMI Music Catalog Marketing, collects, for the first time, 19 of Morrison's best-known songs, presented as they've been featured in films.
		It was a triumph, and as the song ended Van began to kick his leg in sheer exuberance, and he kicked his way right offstage like a Rockette.
		Morrison's live version of the Pink Floyd classic "Comfortably Numb," featured by Scorsese in his 2006 blockbuster The Departed, was cut in Berlin some 16 years earlier when Roger Waters put on a live production of "The Wall." There was a Band connection again, with Levon Helm and Rick Danko contributing background vocals.
	www.forbes.com /prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2006/12/04/prnewswire200612041334PR_NEWS_B_WES_LA_LAM067.html (1037 words)

	Peter Viney: Van Morrison & The Band
		Van Morrison’s first meeting with any of The Band was actually in LA in 1970, where he ran into his Woodstock neighbour, Robbie Robertson.
		Van had been watching the earlier part of the show, but according to manager Harvey Goldsmith decided to go back to the Miyako Hotel to change his clothes at the last minute.
		Van Morrison is not very evident (if there at all, though he’s always cited as being present) - most of the vocals are Billy Preston or Eric Clapton.
	theband.hiof.no /articles/van_morrison_band_viney.html (4170 words)

	Amazon.com: Astral Weeks: Music: Van Morrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In that way, the album is a perfect marriage of music and lyrics, as Van bends and twists the language in an effort to TRANSCEND the earthly significance of his words, to conjure a piece of heaven out of the frustration and pain that wracks his existence.
		Van Morrison visits and revisits places from his memories like long lost friends, delivering us a panoramic performance of thoughts and dreams drenched in a haze of uncompromising music.
		Van Morrison left his band THEM in 1967, when a record industry big wig took him to New York to break into a solo career.
	www.amazon.com /Astral-Weeks-Van-Morrison/dp/B000002KAT (3059 words)

	Blue Note Records
		Van chuckles a little in the second stanza, he must have been as delighted with the sound of this track as I was.
		Van Morrison is one of the few artists who still continues to bring out great albums again and again.
		Van is in perfect form and it is great to have a new Van Morrison title to add to the collection.
	www.bluenote.com /vanmorrison (4674 words)

	Joyce - Music: Van Morrison
		Furthermore, according to Richard Hayes, Van Morrison set one of Joyce's poems to music and recorded it in the late 1970s, but was not allowed to release it because The Society of Authors would not grant permission.
		It is one of Van's longest songs, and like many of his long songs it has a delicious momentum, building up its energy gradually, rolling over several changes and then slowly winding down to a lovely finale.
		And as usual with Van Morrison's lyrics, passages that seem awkward or even silly on paper take on a soaring and majestical intensity when sung by Van in their proper place.
	www.themodernword.com /joyce/music/morrison.html (810 words)

	Van Morrison - Magic Time - Geffen Records - CD
		Van weighs in here with the aptly titled 'Magic Time', and he revisits some of the best music he's ever done, in one hour of, well, pure magic.
		Van explaining and sort of apologizing for the rough and curmudgeonly way he can be, and has a reputation for.
		Van looks back, reminisces, advises about lessons learned, and comes up with a masterpiece, musically and lyrically.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/MorrisonVanMagicTimeCD.htm (700 words)

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