Van Morrison Profile
June 24th, 2009
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Born
August 31st, 1945
Key Tracks
“Brown Eyed Girl,” “Moondance,” “Tupelo Honey”
Influenced
Elvis Costello, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Ray LaMontagne
John Lee Hooker called Van Morrison “my favorite white blues singer.” Morrison has left his mark on over 40 years’ worth of rock, blues, folk, jazz and soul, as well as several genres that only really exist on his records. [...]