After receiving the award, he performed a free concert for residents who won tickets from a lottery system. Natalie Cole. Retrieved 1 November Hugh Laurie. July Quicksilver Messenger Service. Toad The Wet Sprocket. John Corabi. Retrieved 4 September

Heavy Pettin. Gamma Ray. As described by Paul Williams : "Van Morrison's voice a fierce beacon in the darkness, the lighthouse at the end of the world. Sheets ". Official Charts Company. The Band. Van Morrison. Retrieved 3 November

Al Green. Additional archives: 28 October On Thanksgiving Day , Morrison performed at the farewell concert for the Band. Dangerous Toys. His next release, 's Back on Top , achieved a modest success, being his highest charting album in the US since 's Wavelength. Social Distortion. The Caledonia Soul Orchestra. Three Days Grace. The Belfast Telegraph.

Lamb Of God. Marty Friedman. Dick Rowe of Decca Records became aware of the band's performances, and signed Them to a standard two-year contract. Buddy Guy. In , Morrison released The Healing Game. July Ace Frehley Solo. Retrieved 19 August

Morrison was the first living inductee not to attend his own ceremony , [] [] — Robbie Robertson from the Band accepted the award on his behalf. Retrieved 23 January Retrieved 17 August Selected Lyrics". Morrison selected the tracks, which ranged from the album Too Long in Exile to the song " Stranded " from the album Magic Time. Linda Ronstadt. Retrieved 27 September Los Angeles Times. In these moments, the self is left behind, and the sound, that "yarragh," becomes the active agent: a musical person, with its own mind, its own body.

Retrieved 25 October The music and vocals build towards a hypnotic and trance-like state that depends on in-the-moment creativity. Archived from the original on 21 January Additional archives: 28 October Alabama Shakes. Ray Charles. Morrison selected the tracks, which ranged from the album Too Long in Exile to the song " Stranded " from the album Magic Time. While She Sleeps.

Chris Rea. Making use of s synthesisers, it mimics the sounds of the shortwave radio stations he listened to in his youth. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Arch Enemy. Spin Doctors. Retrieved 13 November Johnny Marr. When he's got something together, he wants to put it down right away with no overdubbing. United States: Entwhistle Books. Lynch Mob.

Mark Farner. New Arrivals Jan. Dennis Deyoung. Retrieved 12 December Gilby Clarke. Additional archives: 28 October Later, he became wary of religion, saying: "I wouldn't touch it with a foot pole. Retrieved 6 July

Rock In Rio Madrid. Retrieved 3 February Retrieved 1 July Retrieved 15 March Lily Allen. Thin Lizzy. The Boomtown Rats. Retrieved 4 January

Problems playing this file? The Wallflowers. Van Morrison. Pet Shop Boys. Brad Paisley. Retrieved 26 April Retrieved 26 August Chrisssie Hynde. After Berns's death, Warner Bros.

Twisted Sister. White Zombie. Metal Allegiance. Circle II Circle. John Legend. Robin Trower. Sproule, whom he later named as one of his biggest influences. Agnostic Front. Retrieved 16 May Bruce Kulick.

Morrison released his 38th studio album, Versatile on 1 December Steve Forbert. The Sons of Champlin. Vampire Weekend. Frehley's Comet. As described by Paul Williams : "Van Morrison's voice a fierce beacon in the darkness, the lighthouse at the end of the world. Retrieved 30 April Still promoting the country album, Morrison's performance as the headline act on the first night of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on 15 September was reviewed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top ten shows of the festival.

Nuclear Assault. Roger Daltey. Morrison's album, Roll with the Punches , was released on 22 September Retrieved 27 August Steel Panther. Marcus Miller. Paul Carrack. Toad The Wet Sprocket. Richard Thompson. It is at the heart of Morrison's presence as a singer that when he lights on certain sounds, certain small moments inside a song—hesitations, silences, shifts in pressure, sudden entrances, slamming doors—can then suggest whole territories, completed stories, indistinct ceremonies, far outside anything that can be literally traced in the compositions that carry them.

Phil Collins. Hugh Laurie. Mike Oldfield. Archived from the original on 2 November Tenacious D. Billy Corgan. Jeff Healey. Crown Of Thorn.

Band Of Horses. Sounds Of The 60s, 70s, 80s. Retrieved 8 February Ozzy Osbourne. John Mayer. Great White. John Cale. Lenny Kravitz. Tim McGraw.

Los Lobos. Joe Cocker. The New Rose. Backyard Babies. Who Killed Bruce Lee. During the s, Morrison developed a close association with two vocal talents at opposite ends of their careers: Georgie Fame with whom Morrison had already worked occasionally lent his voice and Hammond organ skills to Morrison's band; and Brian Kennedy 's vocals complemented the grizzled voice of Morrison, both in studio and live performances. Iron Maiden. Rock In Rio Lisbon. Demolition Hammer. Katy Perry.

Ry Cooder. Black Label Society. Mott The Hoople. Hollywood Vampires. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — Class of Queens Of The Stone Age. Lily Allen. Archived from the original on 4 June I stopped touring in the true sense of the word in the late s, early s, possibly. It's the great search, fuelled by the belief that through these musical and mental processes illumination is attainable.

Joe Bonamassa. The Village Voice. Paul Gilbert. Financial Times. The Byrds. Faber Social. The Irish Times. Procol Harum.

Archived from the original on 3 March Yngwie Malmsteen. Archived from the original on 28 January Retrieved 18 June Ugly Kid Joe. The Daily Telegraph. Master Of Rock Festival. Demolition Hammer. Green Day.

Crown Of Thorn. Van Morrison. This Left Feel Right Archived from the original on 21 February The Damned. Retrieved 3 August In Flames. Peter Frampton. Ringo Starr.

The Sydney Morning Herald. Los Lonely Boys. His manager, Harvey Goldsmith , said he "literally kicked him out there. Franz Ferdinand. Pearl Jam. Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. Archived from the original on 5 September Ugly Kid Joe.

Elvis Costello. Collective Soul. Orphaned Land. Stevie Ray Vaughan. The combination of two styles of music demonstrated a versatility not previously found in his earlier albums. Gus G. Joan Osbourne. Dead Cross.

Dick Clark Milt Gabler. Retrieved 17 August Retrieved 12 December Retrieved 30 May Top Of The Pops Collection. Dead Cross. Simple Plan. Stacie Collins. The Roomsounds.

The Who. Government of the United Kingdom. Garth Brooks. Yngwie Malmsteen. Paul Simon. Ron Hubbard in one of his songs. I am not affiliated to any guru, don't subscribe to any method and for those people who don't know what a guru is, I don't have a teacher either. System Of A Down.

New Arrivals July Also featured on piano was Roger Kellaway. Steel Panther. George Michael. The Guardian. The Caledonia Soul Orchestra. Warren Zebon. He released an album with a country music theme, entitled Pay the Devil , on 7 March and appeared at the Ryman Auditorium where the tickets sold out immediately after they went on sale. Within Temptation. Sea Level.

Leaves' Eyes. Jeff Healey. Ace Frehley Solo. Bands M - O. Beat Club. The Fray. Archived from the original on 19 January It's the great search, fuelled by the belief that through these musical and mental processes illumination is attainable. Rival Sons. Beth Hart.

Eric Sardinas. Agnostic Front. Golden Earring. Top Of The Pops Collection. Warren Zebon. Mark Farner. Rolling Stone listed it as number seventeen on The Top 50 Records of Other Rock Festivals. Lou Gramm. Diamond Head.

Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks Jeff Scott Soto. Archived from the original on 5 November View cart. Kid Rock. Also featured on piano was Roger Kellaway. Retrieved 4 December Michael Monroe. Rage Against The Machine. In August , it was announced that Morrison would receive the Freedom of Belfast , the highest honour the city can bestow.

Bring Me The Horizon. Evil Scarecrow. Billy Talent. Guns N Roses. Video Collections. Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl The titled song, "Astral Weeks I Believe I've Transcended " with the opening lines: "If I ventured in the slipstream between the viaducts of your dream" shows "a deeper, louder roar than the blue-eyed soul voice of his youth — softer on the diction — but none the less impressively powerful. Sheets ". Chinese D. Paul McCartney.

Transvision Vamp. Facing deportation due to visa problems, he managed to stay in the US when his American girlfriend Janet Planet Rigsbee, who had a son named Peter from a previous relationship, [] agreed to marry him. During the s, Morrison developed a close association with two vocal talents at opposite ends of their careers: Georgie Fame with whom Morrison had already worked occasionally lent his voice and Hammond organ skills to Morrison's band; and Brian Kennedy 's vocals complemented the grizzled voice of Morrison, both in studio and live performances. Lindsey Buckingham. Although the album was released in June , the song was released as a single in November for the Christmas sales market and was performed on the BBC television show Top of the Pops. Lou Gramm. Agnostic Front. Retrieved 21 December The Supreme.

New Arrivals Oct. Symphony X. Like A Storm. The Killers. The Prodigy. In , he released Irish Heartbeat , a collection of traditional Irish folk songs recorded with the Irish group the Chieftains , which reached number 18 in the UK album charts. Amy MacDonal. The Irish World.

The Hellacopters. If the listener catches the wavelength of what I am saying or singing, or gets whatever point whatever line means to them, then I guess as a writer I may have done a day's work. Martina Mcbride. Eagles Of Death Metal. It was described by AllMusic 's William Ruhlmann as hypnotic, meditative, and as possessing a unique musical power. Bands P - R. Alabama Shakes. Wacken Open Air. Collective Soul.

Dinah Washington. Collective Soul. Tame Impala. Indeed, Morrison is returning poetry to its earliest roots — as in Homer or Old English epics like Beowulf or the Psalms or folk song — in all of which words and music combine to form a new reality. That July, he and Universal Music Group were sued by former professional wrestler Billy Two Rivers for using his likeness on its cover and promotional material without his permission. Joan Baez. Kenny Loggins. The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band. Death Angel.

Zac Brown. On Thanksgiving Day , Morrison performed at the farewell concert for the Band. Cypress Hill. Snowy Shaw. Making use of s synthesisers, it mimics the sounds of the shortwave radio stations he listened to in his youth. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Morrison's garage rock classic was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in Lamb Of God.

Shipping Information. Retrieved 2 September Bryan Ferry. Killswitch Angage. John Denver. Roger Waters. Retrieved 8 July The Wallflowers.

Site info. The Carnberies. Alice Cooper. Morrison was scheduled to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 25th anniversary concert on 30 October , but cancelled. TV Shows. US-Irish Alliance. Shining NOR. Beastie Boys. Dick Clark Milt Gabler.

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. Imagine Dragons. Tower Of Power. Archived from the original on 21 February Wavelength Morrison sings the opening lines in falsetto and synthesisers mimic the sounds of the short wave radio stations that he listened to as a boy. The Irish Independent. His father died in and his mother Violet died in Volcano Publishing, p.

The Jam. Lily Allen. Jennifer Rush. Retrieved 25 May The Fray. Cavalera Conspiracy. Joe Bonamassa. Courtney Love. The Sons of Champlin.

Retrieved 14 May Michael Monroe. Jefferson Airplain. Belinda Carlisle. Stray Cats. He later commented to Donal Corvin in a interview: "I wasn't really happy with it. Screaming Trees. Greta Van Fleet. The Fun Boy Three. Lukas Graham.

Astral Weeks. Lou Gramm. Marcus Miller. Haringey Independent. Morrison sings the opening lines in falsetto and synthesisers mimic the sounds of the short wave radio stations that he listened to as a boy. Pop Evil. Saltatio Mortis. New Arrivals Feb.

Back to a shadow in the night. Bad Company. Morbid Angels. Jimmy Eat World. Archived from the original on 28 October Jeff Beck. Download as PDF Printable version. The Daily Telegraph.

Steely Dan. Golden Earring. Mick Jagger. Van Morrison Rockpalast Royal Hunt. The Turtles. Wavelength Morrison sings the opening lines in falsetto and synthesisers mimic the sounds of the short wave radio stations that he listened to as a boy. Bands V - X. Them performed without a routine and Morrison ad libbed , creating his songs live as he performed.

Rock In Rio Madrid. Miley Cyrus. Retrieved 9 November I have never joined any organisation, nor plan to. Archived from the original on 30 January Crystal Ship. The Jam. Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Retrieved 26 September Steve Winwood. Archived from the original on 12 July John , who had appeared at The Last Waltz concert with Morrison in The rough guide to rock — Google Book Search. Sounds Of The 60s, 70s, 80s. Britney Fox. Brian Setzer.

Peter Frampton. Nine Inch Nails. 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 the album Astral Weeks and the lesser known Veedon Fleece and Common One. Lee announced the birth of the child on Morrison's official website but Morrison denied paternity. Joan Baez. Steely Dan. Linda Perry. Archived from the original on 13 October Retrieved 4 July

Retrieved 16 September Machine Head. Retrieved 31 December Robin Trower. Retrieved 21 August The Hellacopters. Like A Storm. The crowd had given him a fine welcome and they cheered wildly when he left.

The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January Barber You Win Again Virgin m. The Smith Street. Steel Panther. His live performances are dependent on building dynamics with spontaneity between himself and his band, whom he controls with hand gestures throughout, sometimes signalling impromptu solos from a selected band member. The Carnberies. Retrieved 18 June Dick Clark Milt Gabler. Melissa Etheridge.

Body Count. NME magazine's Paul Du Noyer called the album "colossally smug and cosmically dull; an interminable, vacuous and drearily egotistical stab at spirituality: Into the muzak. The Wall Street Journal. Saltatio Mortis. Garth Brooks. Carrie Underwood. On 21 July , Morrison joined many other guests for Roger Waters ' massive performance of The Wall — Live in Berlin with an estimated crowd of between three hundred thousand and half a million people and broadcast live on television. New York Dolls. Air Supply.

Retrieved 19 December Archived from the original on 17 August Michael Jackson. Retrieved 29 July Problems playing this file? Retrieved 4 November Those guys were the inspiration that got me going. I had a different concept of it. Captured on the 22nd take on the first day, [69] this song was released as a single in mid-June , [70] reaching number ten in the US charts in

Napalm Death. Itunes Festival. Retrieved 17 November David Gilmour. Joe Cocker. Mick Fleetwood Blues Band. Retrieved 8 April The Black Crowes. The Answer.

Blackberry Smoke. Rock In Rio Lisbon. Main article: Van Morrison discography. The Beatles. Christmas Special His first album for Warner Bros Records was Astral Weeks which he had already performed in several clubs around Boston , a mystical song cycle , often considered to be his best work and one of the best albums of all time. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 10 December New Arrivals Mar. Gene Simmons Solo.

Steven Tyler. While She Sleeps. Retrieved 18 June New Arrivals Oct. In August , it was announced that Morrison would receive the Freedom of Belfast , the highest honour the city can bestow. Transvision Vamp. Blowin' Your Mind! Bruce Hornsby. Patty Smyth.

Brian May. The Jam. Retrieved 31 March Steve Forbert. Chuck Berry. Archived from the original on 22 February Retrieved 3 January The Killers. Who Killed Bruce Lee.

Enter Shikari. Dead Boys. The Winery Dogs. Rory Gallagher. A new double CD compilation album The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 was released in June containing thirty-one tracks, some of which were previously unreleased. Michael Bolton. Bob Dylan. Steve Forbert. The Toy Dolls.

Damien Rice. Retrieved 25 October Sacred Reich. Retrieved 4 April Jane's Adicction. Living Colour. Live In Japan. Against Me. Nicole Scherzinger.

Peter Frampton. Uriah Heep. He later commented to Donal Corvin in a interview: "I wasn't really happy with it. CMT Invitation Only. Joe Jackson. Talk Talk. When Armstrong auditioned to play with Brian Rossi and the Golden Eagles, later known as the Wheels , Morrison went along and was hired as a blues singer. Retrieved 3 July Gov't Mule.