Van Morrison

Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945)^[1] is a Northern Irish Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer whose recording career spans seven decades.

Sir Van Morrison OBE
Morrison performing on 23 August 2015
Background information
Birth name	George Ivan Morrison
Also known as	Van the man The Belfast Cowboy The Belfast Lion
Born	(1945-08-31) 31 August 1945 (age 80) Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Rock R&B folk blues soul Celtic jazz soft rock country gospel Americana
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals guitar harmonica saxophone keyboards drums tambourine ukulele
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Decca Bang Warner Bros. London Mercury Exile Polydor Verve Point Blank Virgin Universal Blue Note Lost Highway Listen to the Lion EMI Manhattan RCA BMG
Website	www.vanmorrison.com

Morrison's solo career began in 1967 with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl". His first well known album was Astral Weeks (1968).^[2] While initially a poor seller, the album has become regarded as a classic.^[3] Moondance (1970) made Morrison famous.^[4]

Morrison has been honored into 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.^[5][6]