Van Morrison is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer renowned for his unique blend of soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel, country, folk, and Celtic influences, marked by his distinctive vocals, stream-of-consciousness lyrics, and spiritually searching themes.Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Morrison rose to fame as the frontman of the garage rock band Them in the mid-1960s with hits like 'Gloria' and 'Here Comes the Night'. His solo career, launched in 1967, became ...