Van Morrison

Also known as George Morrison, George Ivan Morrison, Sir George Morrison, Sir George Ivan Morrison, Van the Man

Northern Irish musician

AI overview

Van Morrison is a Northern Irish musician known for creating influential rock and soul music. His work has been significant in shaping popular music, though the specific details of his impact and most celebrated works would require additional context to fully explain.

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Film & TV

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Known for

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
They All Came Out to Montreux — Self2023
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff — Self (archive footage)2021
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self2020
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man — Self2019
Van Morrison: In Concert — Van Morrison2018
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me — Self2016
Bang! The Bert Berns Story — Self2016
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats — Self2016
Van Morrison: It's Too Late to Stop Now... The Film — Himself2016

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Key facts

Also known as: Van the Man , The Belfast Cowboy
Born: George Ivan Morrison , ( 1945-08-31 ) 31 August 1945 (age 80) , Belfast , Northern Ireland
Genres: Blue-eyed soul Celtic rock R&B folk blues jazz country gospel Christian
Occupations: Musician singer songwriter
Instruments: Vocals guitar harmonica saxophone
Works: Van Morrison discography
Years active: 1958–present
Labels: Decca Parrot Bang Warner Bros. London Mercury Exile Polydor Verve Pointblank Virgin Universal Blue Note Lost Highway Listen to the Lion EMI Manhattan RCA BMG Sony Legacy
Formerly of: Them
Website: vanmorrison .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Morrison
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Belfast
Spouse: Michelle Rocca
Occupation: saxophonist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Genre: Celtic music
Instrument: piano
Record label: Mercury Records
Official website: www.vanmorrison.com
Image: Van-Morrison.jpg

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birth name: George Ivan Morrison
Commons category: Van Morrison
date of birth: 1945-08-31
topic's main category: Category:Van Morrison
honorific prefix: Sir
pseudonym: Van Morrison
start of work period: 1958-00-00
social media followers: 449000
member of: Them
name in native language: Van Morrison
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song
topic has template: Template:Van Morrison

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish musician, singer, and songwriter whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK Top 40, as well as internationally, including in the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.

He has scored top ten albums in the UK in four consecutive decades, following the success of 2021's Latest Record Project, Volume 1. Eighteen of his albums have reached the top 40 in the United States, twelve of them between 1997 and 2017. Since turning 70 in 2015, he has released – on average – more than an album a year. His accolades include two Grammy Awards, the 1994 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, the 2017 Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, and inductions into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2016 he was knighted for services to the music industry and to tourism in Northern Ireland.

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