Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE, better known by his stage name Van Morrison, was born on August 31, 1945, in Northern Ireland. His recording career has spanned seven decades. He has two Grammy victories.
He participated in various Irish showbands as an adolescent in the late 1950s, playing a range of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and saxophone while performing covers of the time’s top singles.
Morrison, better known to his followers as “Van the Man,” became well-known in the middle of the 1960s as the main vocalist of the Northern Irish R&B and rock group Them. He co-wrote the iconic “Gloria” by the garage band Them.
Van Morrison’s top music
- Whenever God Shines His Light
- Cleaning Windows
- And It Stoned Me
- Did Ye Get Healed
- Moondance
- Queen of the Slipstream
- Full Force Gale
- Dweller on the Threshold
- Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
- Wonderful Remark
- Les Nuits avec mon ennemi: Brown Eyed Girl
- Gloria
- Bright Side of the Road
- Warm Love
- Baby Please Don’t Go
- Have I Told You Lately
- Wild Night Is Calling
- Sweet Thing
- Domino
- Here Comes the Night
Van Morrison awards
- Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
1998, 1996 · Don’t Look Back, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
1994 - Americana Music Honors & Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting
2017
