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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Precious Time is Slippng Away
<br /> <br /> Van Morrison at Marin Civic Center, 2007 <br /> Background information <br /> Birth name George Ivan Morrison <br /> Also known as Van the Man<br /> The Belfast Cowboy <br /> Born 31 August 1945 (1945-08-31) (age 65) <br /> Origin Belfast, Northern Ireland <br /> Genres Rock, blues, rhythm and blues, folk, blue-eyed soul, celtic, rock and roll, jazz fusion, country <br /> Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician <br /> Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica, saxophones, keyboards, drums, tambourine, ukulele <br /> Years active 1958–present <br /> Labels Decca, Bang, Warner Bros., London, Mercury, Exile/Polydor, Lost Highway Records, Listen to the Lion/EMI <br /> Associated acts Them <br /> Website www.vanmorrison.com <br /> <br /> Van Morrison, OBE (born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendentaland inspired;while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely viewed as among the greatest ever made.<br /> <br /> Known as "Van the Man" to his fans, Morrison started his professional career when, as a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands covering the popular hits of the day. He rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria". His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns' death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks in 1968. Even though this album would gradually garner high praise, it was initially poorly received; however, the next one, Moondance, established Morrison as a major artist,and throughout the 1970s he built on his reputation with a series of critically acclaimed albums and live performances. Morrison continues to record and tour, producing albums and live performances that sell well and are generally warmly received, sometimes collaborating with other artists, such as Georgie Fame and The Chieftains. In 2008 he performed Astral Weeks live for the first time since 1968.<br /> <br /> Much of Morrison's music is structured around the conventions of soul music and R&B, such as the popular singles, "Brown Eyed Girl", "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", "Domino" and "Wild Night". An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz, and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as Astral Weeks and lesser-known works such as Veedon Fleece and Common One. The two strains together are sometimes referred to as "Celtic Soul".<br /> <br /> Morrison has received considerable acclaim, including six Grammy Awards, being inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and appearing on several "Greatest Artists" lists.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjxytZrrk34beXRn4YdBNkRhCFTBi9xa_Xzmk7HY_vAhKS8Vh1LFQPs9vom28dlO5xsQS4S42xChY1XajfSmr6X_LXFFR7ry_Mmh1p6kDnaQn3I9WyvnwKLxnxEGS2EzC7g_pIu7uLfU/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjxytZrrk34beXRn4YdBNkRhCFTBi9xa_Xzmk7HY_vAhKS8Vh1LFQPs9vom28dlO5xsQS4S42xChY1XajfSmr6X_LXFFR7ry_Mmh1p6kDnaQn3I9WyvnwKLxnxEGS2EzC7g_pIu7uLfU/s400/images.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03443729035094628274' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03443729035094628274' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Pat</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://tubpat-at-large.blogspot.com/2011/08/precious-time-is-slippng-away.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://tubpat-at-large.blogspot.com/2011/08/precious-time-is-slippng-away.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2011-08-28T16:08:00-04:00'>4:08 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-2142143544'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3960298964634567815&postID=1311598019625624018&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='comments' id='comments'> <a name='comments'></a> <h4>No comments:</h4> <div id='Blog1_comments-block-wrapper'> <dl class='avatar-comment-indent' id='comments-block'> </dl> </div> <p class='comment-footer'> <div class='comment-form'> <a name='comment-form'></a> <h4 id='comment-post-message'>Post a Comment</h4> <p> </p> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/frame/3960298964634567815?po=1311598019625624018&hl=en' id='comment-editor-src'></a> <iframe allowtransparency='true' class='blogger-iframe-colorize blogger-comment-from-post' frameborder='0' height='410px' id='comment-editor' name='comment-editor' src='' width='100%'>
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