Van Morrison

Van Morrison first came to notice as the powerful vocalist of the mid-1960s group Them ("Baby Please Don't Go", "Gloria"), and then with the solo hit "Brown-Eyed Girl". Morrison followed this success with two landmark albums, ASTRAL WEEKS and MOONDANCE, which masterfully combined folk, gospel, rock, and jazz. As complex a performer as any that rock & roll has produced, the soulful Irishman has produced numerous outstanding recordings in his long career, mixing his pensive and passionate R&B-inflected rock with a decidedly mystical bent.

• rock
• pop