Patti Smith wasn’t especially interested in “Gloria”, Van Morrison’s smouldering tale of lust from his days with the Belfast five-piece, Them. She was simply selecting three-chord songs that could be ...

Van Morrison‘s early garage-rock years will be chronicled in a new box set, The Complete Them 1964–1967, which collects his recordings as the frontman of the group Them. In addition to the entirety of ...

I think one of the greatest works of music ever written—and I include Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in this category—is Van Morrison's "Gloria." ...

Them, the Belfast, Northern Ireland, band that launched the career of Van Morrison, will have its three-year history with Morrison chronicled in a new three-CD boxed set. The Complete Them 1964-1967 ...

In the '60s, the Belfast-born Morrison was the leader of Them, a second-tier British Invasion group that had minor hits with "Here Comes the Night" and "Gloria." On his own in 1967, Morrison recorded ...

The Celtic traditions of spiritual quests run through Morrison’s sprawling catalog of soul and R&B-inspired songs. They also lean comfortably against the leafy dirt of folk music. Born George Ivan ...

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 ...

Living legend! This grumpy old man was born in Belfast (Northern Ireland) in 1945. If you are under fifty, you probably think you don't know this artist who is almost 80 years old. And yet, across ...

Grab a Guinness, sit down and get ready because Van Morrison turns 67 today. In career as monumental and influential as his, it’s no surprise that his catalog has been covered by some of the greatest ...

Before his solo career, Van Morrison's distinctive vocals led the way for Them, an early '60s breakout band. One of their biggest hits was a cover of the Big Joe ...