Van Morrison / 凡. 莫里森。原名乔治.伊凡.莫里森George Ivan Morrison,生于1945年8月31日，出生地-英国北爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特城。全才，作词家、作曲家、歌手，乐器演奏者，能演奏吉他、口琴等8种不同乐器。 Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945)[2] is a singer-songwriter and musician from Northern Ireland whose recording career spans seven decades. Morrison began performing as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands, covering the popular hits of that time. Known as "Van the Man" to his fans,[3] Morrison rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Belfast R&B band Them, with whom he wrote and recorded "Gloria", which became a garage band staple. His solo career started under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns's death, Warner Bros. Records bought Morrison's contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks (1968).[4] While initially a poor seller, the album has become regarded as a classic.[5] Moondance (1970) established Morrison as a major artist,[6] and he built on his reputation throughout the 1970s with a series of acclaimed albums and live performances. Birth name George Ivan Morrison Also known as Van the Man The Belfast Cowboy The Belfast Lion Born 31 August 1945 (age 78) Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland Genres Blue-eyed soul[1] Celtic rock R&B folk blues rock blues soul jazz jazz rock gospel Christian Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter musician Instrument(s) Vocalsguitarharmonicasaxophone Discography Van Morrison discography Years active 1958–present