Amongst the major musical titans emerging during the second half of the 20th century, the Belfast-born Irish soul troubadour Van Morrison is perhaps the most underappreciated -- a figure every bit the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. It should come as no surprise that Van Morrison has made an album inspired by ...

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 ...

It would be very, very easy to go overboard when discussing Van Morrison’s new album, Remembering Now. The 79-year-old Northern Irishman’s latest release, his first album of original songs since the ...

Rock stars are expected to grow old with wisdom, dignity and a sense of humour. Such is the well-established template set by Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen Mick Jagger and others you might expect ...

A Ray Charles from Belfast... I used to wonder if there were any other artists like Ray Charles. Mr. Charles has made significant contributions to all of the flavors of popular music: the Blues, Jazz, ...

When Ray Charles died in 2004, he left only one artist (two if you count Willie Nelson) with a comparable musical vision and depth and breadth of creative reach: Van Morrison. For 40 years, Morrison ...

Growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Van Morrison would hang out at his local record shop, Atlantic Records, and consume all the early 20th century blues, jazz, and folk from the likes of Jelly ...