Outside of the circles of his most dedicated fans, the arrival of a Van Morrison album in the 21st century has not been a news event. That trend stopped last week, however, when Morrison, 75, released ...

Van Morrison was born in Belfast in 1945, the son of a shipyard worker who collected American blues and jazz records. Van grew up listening to the music of Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson, Lightnin' ...

Van Morrison debuts Remembering Now at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Americana chart and earns four additional top 10 placements across other rankings. MARLOW, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Van Morrison performs ...

Van Morrison has returned to announce Remembering Now, his 46th studio album and first collection of original music since 2022’s What’s It Gonna Take? Set to arrive on June 13, Morrison’s new offering ...

You can call it nostalgia / I don’t mind,” Van Morrison sings on the bittersweet title track to his 38th solo album, the aptly titled Magic Time. As he approaches his 60th birthday (on Aug. 31) and ...

"It's just impressions, basically, things people were saying," Morrison says. "Songs come from strange sources." But when Morrison approached his record label with the album, they almost shelved it.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Van Morrison returns to the U.K. charts with "Be Just and Fear Not, ...

Van Morrison has always been difficult to categorize. He straddles a line between Hank Williams, Sr. and William Blake; between W. B. Yeats and Muddy Waters. He’s Ireland’s rock and roll saint; a ...

Incredibly, Van Morrison is now 60 years old—certainly old enough to kick back and enjoy the Avalon sunset if he chooses. But don’t let him in on that secret. Most rock stars Van’s age—content to play ...

The heart of all this might be the night of April 27, 1966, when Van Morrison, then 22-year-old frontman of riotous Belfast R&B outfit Them, met a 19-year-old Bay Area model called Janet Rigsbee. The ...

Sir Van Morrison, OBE, real name is George Ivan Morrison, was born in Belfast on August 31, 1945. Below, we look at the "Brown Eyed Girl" singer's career. Van Morrison is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ...