Ahead of the band's sold-out 47th anniversary shows at Tipitina's, the guitarist and singer talks about his Mexican getaway, the "Kung Pow" album, his ups and downs with tequila and more ...
Years of neglect left the Morrison Hotel in disrepair. And just as it was set for a new lease on life, a fire tore through ...
The Band is a huge influence ... Some who performed are legends such as Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead. Younger generations were represented by Price, Rateliff ...
Most of Van Morrison's new album, New Arrangements and Duets, has a singular style, a blend of brassy R&B, blues, and big-band swing.
The building, now boarded up, was made famous when it was featured on the cover of the 1970 album “Morrison Hotel.” ...
This was the case with Van Morrison when he first tried out the SR117. Anyone who has seen Morrison playing live in recent years will know just how tight his band sounds. Schon Emmanuel is ...
The conclusion, with Morrison’s wistful humming ... like the sprightly “Domino” (still Van’s biggest US hit), and the mysterious, Band-like “Crazy Face” with its outlaw mystique ...
Van Morrison is one of the most diverse musicians of all time. Not only does he have radio hits, but he also has folk records and avant-garde singles as well. From Moondance to Common One ...
Van Morrison the healing ... Swept up in the boom begun by the Beatles and Stones in 1963, his band Them were as tough as anyone. The strutting, hypnotic menace and sexual intensity of Gloria ...
He and his business partner Gary Burden drove to the hotel on Hope Street with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and lead singer Jim Morrison in their VW band van in December 1969. The Doors ...