Results for Van MorrisonBelfast, Ireland is Van Morrison's refuge, strength, and oftentimes inspiration for the rock-jazz-blues mélange that is this Celt's body of work. In a career roughly split into the Bang and post-Bang periods, the Bang being the record label for which he briefly recorded while being produced by Bert Bern in the '60s, Morrison's remained a balladeer through success, retreat, criticism, and acclaim. Battling debilitating stage fright throughout his career has lent itself to a sort of tough resilience in his presence as a live performer, but it's his iconic songwriting that really secures his foothold in the rock canon. Early '70s releases included Tupelo Honey and It's Too Late to Stop Now, and the '80s saw him touring to high fan approval and critical praise. In the '90s, Morrison's career ignited once more and duets with daughter Shana, shared eclectic elegance with jazz pianist and musical raconteur Mose Allison, and the eternally smooth influences of Ray Charles and Sinatra contributed to his warm, philosophical product. Even into the millennium, Morrison remains active, continuing to record and perform, though he's become notoriously even more crotchety in his older age. Read more about Van Morrison in Crawdaddy!: "Van Morrison: Keep it Simple"“more
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by The C! Team•July 1, 2009•
"As we take a much-needed week-long break to press reset on our rollickin' rock-journo publishing schedule, dig in to our bi-annual book reviews!"
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by Carol Caffin•May 1, 2009•
"The 14-time Grammy winner is more than just a master of recorded sound; he’s a virtuoso musician and a technological innovator."
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by The C! Team•December 24, 2008•
As the winter months keep us cooped up indoors avoiding the cold night air, it is now that we forgo exercise and many of those other extracurricular activities we generally like to partake of when it's actually nice and light outside. It's the perfect time to slow down the ridiculous pace of modern life to hunker down under a blanket, maybe even next to a fireplace, and read a few books.
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by Denise Sullivan•December 3, 2008•
It seems radio's transcendent properties are at their greatest when experienced by a person alone, late night, in the car or underneath the sheets with a transistor
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by j. poet•November 19, 2008•
"hearing the band play two full sets just before they became legends more than makes up for this release's limitations"
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7/19/2008
>>some requests as i go thru my cd collection: crabby appleton-not listed
anywhere in wv. did they play live? maybe...
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4/8/2008
The new Van Morrison and Burton Cummings show posted this week are terrific. Keep them coming.
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3/18/2008
I just stumbled upon Concert Vault via Stumble Upon.com and am amazed! I've been sitting here for two hours! Van...
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3/5/2008
RobMac says regarding Van Morrison, " I always liked him but was not real familiar with his music until I started...
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3/4/2008
DRaftervoi, shows like that and the Fillmore 1970 turned me into a Van Morrison fan. I always liked him but was not...
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