Years Active: 1969-2006
Member of: Them
Influenced by: John Lee Hooker, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and wild-eyed poet-sorcerer, Van Morrison is among popular music's true innovators, a ...
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Mar 12 2009 9:00AM
by Kim Davis
Filed under: Potent Quotables
Spinner: "If you had more knowledge of music, [The Beatles] didn't really mean anything." --Van Morrison In a recent interview, the seasoned Irish singer dismissed the Liverpool legends, adding, "To me, it was meaningless." Next Quote Download Van ... Read moreNov 10 2008 12:00PM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News
Spinner: Widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time, Van Morrison took to the stage for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl this past weekend to celebrate the he 40th anniversary of his Warner Bros. debut, which Morrison performed for the first ... Read moreMay 21 2008 13:00PM
by Christina Lang
Filed under: Clash of the Cover Songs
Spinner: The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; other times it will be two different ... Read moreSongs (1)
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11/10/08
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03/13/08
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10/28/09
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The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
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10/26/09
Van Morrison Showcases "Astral Weeks" In Waterbury Van Morrison celebrated forty years s...
The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
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10/21/09
Van Morrison Doing 'Astral Weeks' In Waterbury, At Foxwoods These days, an artist who re...
The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
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10/01/09
Live Review: Van Morrison in T.O. With roughly three dozen studio albums under his belt,...
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09/29/09
Van Morrison to perform at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Legendary singer and songwriter Van M...
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
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08/21/09
Van Morrison tickets hit the price ceiling; "Star Wars" concert Van Morrison doesn't tou...
The Denver Post - Denver CO
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08/11/09
Concert review: Van Morrison Every other song was getting a standing ovation and people ...
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
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08/09/09
Van Morrison Revisits His 1968 Classic Van Morrison 's 1968 Astral Weeks is perhaps the ...
NPR
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08/05/09
Van Morrison's 'Astral'-ogy lesson I t's hard for old dudes to do young music.
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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06/25/09
The Beat: A concept for concerts: performing whole albums The Decemberists did it at The...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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04/03/09
Sound Check: Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" rings true after four decades Van Morrison's ...
Corpus Christi Caller - Corpus Christi TX
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03/09/09
Critic's pick: Van Morrison; Liz Carroll and John Doyle And here you thought that last w...
Lexington Herald-Leader - Lexington KY
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03/03/09
The Roots, Van Morrison, Justin Timberlake Help Cover The Demographic Spread On The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Debut
Stereogum
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02/27/09
Van Morrison: 'Astral Weeks' Revisited This week, Van Morrison released Astral Weeks: Li...
NPR
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02/24/09
CD Review: Live album features a purely unplugged Van Morrison In November of 1968, Van ...
UWIRE
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02/23/09
Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl by Van Morrison This is essentially Morrison pul...
Metacritic
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02/20/09
CD Reviews: India.Arie, Van Morrison and Thursday Morgan's exuberant presence sets the t...
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL
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02/20/09
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl Only Astral Weeks the album could ...
Pitchfork Media
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02/19/09
De Niro, Van Morrison are Fallon’s first guests If Jimmy Fallon is nervous about the pre...
MSNBC
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02/12/09
Van Morrison tries to improve on a legend Van Morrison's Astral Weeks rests high on crit...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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02/09/09
Van Morrison revisits astral plane on live `Weeks' Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" rests h...
The Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis IN
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02/02/09
Van Morrison Sullies Astral Weeks With New LP Cover Live at the Hollywood Bowl , which w...
Pitchfork Media
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01/08/09
Van Morrison To Release 'Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl' Feb. 10 Multi-award w...
Starpulse
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12/18/08
Van Morrison Sets Up Shop At EMI Van Morrison is bringing his Listen to the Lion label t...
Billboard
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11/10/08
Van Morrison ventures into the mystic once more S o much has been said about Van Morriso...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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11/10/08
Van Morrison Performs 'Astral Weeks' in Full Widely regarded as one of the greatest albu...
Spinner
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11/04/08
Van Morrison Gets Wired Van Morrison will make history Nov. 7 by performing the first li...
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10/02/08
Van Morrison to Play Astral Weeks in Full Yep, full album nostalgia is in full-swing, wh...
Pitchfork Media
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10/01/08
Billboard Bits: Nine Inch Nails, Van Morrison, Diamond/Death Cab Nine Inch Nails is plan...
Billboard
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09/18/08
Van Morrison's alcohol ban Van Morrison has banned fans from drinking alcohol at his con...
The Boston Globe - Boston MA
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10/23/09
Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison at MSG this weekend, but Van will NOT be back for Rock Hall of Fame shows
Brooklyn Vegan
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09/30/09
Concert review: Van Morrison performs 'Astral Weeks' at Chicago Theatre "Astral Weeks," ...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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08/18/09
Van Morrison playing 'Astral Weeks' again, but not at the NYC show (which is on sale now)
Brooklyn Vegan
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08/17/09
Van Morrison Rediscovers “Astral Weeks” in “To Be Born Again” Doc For Morrison, Astral W...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/07/09
Van Morrison at DAR Constitution Hall ~ The Concert and the Interview Van Morrison 's gi...
Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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08/04/09
Van Morrison to perform 'Astral Weeks' at Chicago Theatre Van Morrison will perform his ...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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03/23/09
Van Morrison to revive ‘Astral Weeks’ three more times in L.A. He just added three more ...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
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03/03/09
Van Morrison played the Theater @ MSG (pics, setlist) & Jimmy Fallon's first episode (video) -- Beacon tonight
Brooklyn Vegan
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03/03/09
Van Morrison > Justin Timberlake Jimmy Fallon Late Night premiere – did you watch?
Lainey Gossip
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03/03/09
Music Review: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl Of all the music t...
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02/27/09
David Byrne vs. Van Morrison vs. Grizzly Bear/Final Fantasy Last weekend it was two nigh...
Brooklyn Vegan
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02/27/09
What’s Going On Tonight: Van Morrison gives an encore Listen to this musical icon warm u...
Time Out NY
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02/22/09
U2's streaming album & Letterman residency, Jimmy Fallon got Van Morrison & other late night news
Brooklyn Vegan
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02/19/09
Jimmy Fallon: Robert De Niro, Van Morrison set for March 2 debut Jimmy Fallon will get o...
TV Guy
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02/13/09
Beacon Theater reopening, Van Morrison adds 2 NYC shows On one evening last year, Van Mo...
Brooklyn Vegan
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02/11/09
New Music Report: Van Morrison, Dan Auerbach, Plus Top Stories Metal kings Mastodon sto...
Rock and Roll Daily
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02/10/09
New Album Releases 02/10/09: Van Morrison, India.Arie, Lily Allen, Dan Auerbach, Beastie Boys, Motörhead, & More
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02/10/09
New Reviews: Lily Allen, Van Morrison, Lonely Island, Dan Auerbach Scandal-prone U.K. po...
Rock and Roll Daily
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02/10/09
Music Review: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl Van Morrison's 19...
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02/06/09
Van Morrison revisits his masterpiece, 'Astral Weeks' "Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywo...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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02/01/09
Every Scratch, Every Click, Every Heartbeat: Van Morrison - "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
Blogcritics.org Music
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01/25/09
Van Morrison "Astral Weeks" tickets are on sale His first album for Warner Bros. Records...
Brooklyn Vegan
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01/21/09
Van Morrison, The Duke Spirit, Tom Jones, BJM & other tix Van Morrison, The Duke Spirit,...
Brooklyn Vegan
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01/16/09
Van Morrison releasing & performing 'Astral Weeks' (2 shows at the Theater at New York's Madison Square Garden)
Brooklyn Vegan
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01/08/09
Van Morrison To Release 'Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl' Feb. 10 Multi-award w...
Starpulse News Blog
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01/07/09
Van Morrison brings Astral Weeks to NYC in February You know those "So and So plays So a...
Time Out NY
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01/07/09
News Ticker: Jay-Z, Sundance Film Festival, Hard Rock Park and Van Morrison After perfor...
Rock and Roll Daily
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12/18/08
News Ticker: Morrissey, The Pretenders, Van Morrison and “Mamma Mia!” Morrissey signed w...
Rock and Roll Daily
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11/10/08
Van Morrison Performs 'Astral Weeks' in Full Widely regarded as one of the greatest albu...
Spinner
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11/10/08
Van Morrison Revisits “Astral Weeks” at Hollywood Bowl After four decades, Astral Weeks ...
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