Van Morrison
George Ivan Morrison (b. August 31 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland), known as "Van", is a singer and exponent of the so-called Belfast Blues.
He initially came to prominence fronting the band Them, which he formed and with whom he had a number of chart hits. After leaving the band, he pursued a successful and idiosyncratic solo musical career. Brown-Eyed Girl is probably his best-known song.
In 1990 he joined many other guests for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin.
Albums: (In Chronological Order)
- 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)
- 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; with Lonnie Donegan)
- You Win Again (2000)
- Down The Road (2002)
- What's Wrong with this Picture (2003)
