Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (sündinud 31. augustil 1945 Belfastis) on Põhja-Iirimaalt pärit laulja-laulukirjutaja ja muusik. Tema tuntumad lood on "Brown Eyed Girl", "Moondance" ja "Into the Mystic".

Van Morrison sai tuntuks ansambli Them solistina ja kirjutas ansambli 1966. aastal ilmunud hiti "Gloria". Pärast ansamblist lahkumist alustas ta edukat soolokarjääri. Tema 1968. aasta album "Astral Weeks" ühendas rütmibluusi, keldi muusikat ning džässi.

1993. aastast kuulub ta Rock'n'rolli Kuulsuste Halli ja on pälvinud kaks Grammy auhinda.

Albumid

• "Blowin' Your Mind!" (1967)
• "Astral Weeks" (1968)
• "Moondance" (1970)
• "His Band and the Street Choir" (1970)
• "Tupelo Honey" (1971)
• "Saint Dominic's Preview" (1972)
• "Hard Nose the Highway" (1973)
• "It's Too Late to Stop Now" (1974)
• "Veedon Fleece" (1974)
• "A Period of Transition" (1977)
• "Wavelength" (1978)
• "Into the Music" (1979)
• "Common One" (1980)
• "Beautiful Vision" (1982)
• "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart" (1983)
• "A Sense of Wonder" (1985)
• "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher" (1986)
• "Poetic Champions Compose" (1987)
• "Irish Heartbeat" (1988), koos The Chieftansiga
• "Avalon Sunset" (1989)
• "Enlightenment" (1990)
• "Hymns to the Silence" (1991)
• "Too Long in Exile" (1993)
• "A Night in San Francisco" (1994)
• "Days Like This" (1995)
• "How Long Has This Been Going On" (1996)
• "Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison" (1996)
• "The Healing Game" (1997)
• "Back on Top" (1999)
• "The Skiffle Sessions - Live In Belfast 1998" (2000, koos Lonnie Doneganiga)
• "You Win Again" (2000)
• "Down the Road" (2002)
• "What's Wrong with this Picture?" (2003)
• "Magic Time" (2005)
• "Pay The Devil" (2006)
• "Keep It Simple" (2008)
• "Born To Sing: No Plan B" (2012)
• "Duets: Re-working the Catalogue" (2015)
• "Keep Me Singing" (2016)
• "Roll with the Punches" (2017)
• "Versatile" (2017)
• "You're Driving Me Crazy" (2018)
• "The Prophet Speaks" (2018)
• "Three Chords & the Truth" (2019)
• Latest Record Project: Volume 1 (2021)
• "What's It Gonna Take?" (2022)
• "Moving on Skiffle" (2023)