Van Morrison

Van Morrison hates the fame game so much that he would have abandoned his music career 40 years ago if one of his early albums had made him a superstar. The album in question is his second solo release... More »

Farrah Fawcett loves Van Morrison's music. So much so that the legendary musician filmed his recent shows at L.A.'s Orpheum Theater so he could give copies to Fawcett to watch ... More »

Van Morrison s Astral Weeks rests high on critics lists of all-time best albums. Yet Morrison felt he never quite had the chance to get it right the first time. So he has taken a second crack at it with... More »

In the waning moments of his performance of the 1968 album Astral Weeks, Van Morrison offered his thanks to the Hollywood Bowl audience last Saturday, quipping, You've made a happy man very old.... More »

Organizers say Grammy-winning Van Morrison will be one of the headline acts at this year s Stockholm Jazz Festival. Festival spokeswoman Liisa Tolonen says the Irish soul singer will join U.S. punk rocker... More »

Van Morrison, Keep It Simple (Lost Highway) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Van Morrison takes the title of his new album, Keep It Simple, to extremes. His first set of self-written songs since 2005... More »

Van Morrison's new album Keep It Simple, just released Tuesday, hinges on various roots music forms -- blues, folk, country and the occasional gospel -- and if you're going to limit your U.S.... More »

More than two-dozen of Van Morrison's albums are about to get the reissue treatment. Starting with 1971's Tupelo Honey through 2002's Down the Road, 29 Morrison releases will appear via Polydor... More »

The blues stage will be back when the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens Friday, and so will such performers as blues singer Alton Big Al Carson and singer-pianist Henry Butler. Carson, who... More »

Music photographer Joel Brodsky, whose sexy, shirtless images of Doors lead singer Jim Morrison have taken on iconic status, has died. He was 67. He succumbed to an apparent heart attack at his home... More »

Grammy-winning singer John Mayer has been added to the lineup of the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Mayer, who will perform May 5, joins headliners Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Norah Jones,... More »

As they prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, the surviving members of the Doors have been reflecting on their legacy. The trio of keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist... More »

You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, Modern Times, shares a title with Chaplin s 1936 classic about automation, big business and... More »

Kinks frontman/co-founder Ray Davies will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from American performing rights organization BMI in London on October 3 The BMI Icon honor, to be presented during... More »

Ever sat around lamenting the dearth of baritone sax solos on the radio? Do you pine for a truly heartfelt contemporary take on pre-rock American R&B? Need a fix of that sweet soul music? Do we have an... More »

If pop star Michelle Branch and her pal Jessica Harp had their way, their new country album Stand Still, Look Pretty would have registered even higher on the twang scale. We had people holding the... More »

John Lee Hooker could not read or write, according to his daughter, but the legendary Delta bluesman s estate is hoping to educate a new legion of fans about his 50-year musical legacy. The Hooker estate... More »

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are running down a few thousand Hells Angels. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are revving up to headline the inaugural Rock n the Rally, a five-day summer music festival... More »

On his full-length debut, modestly titled Songs We Sing, singer/songwriter Matt Costa channels the spirit of the 1960s. It s an era that has influenced Costa s music immensely, and he s more than happy... More »

Figures. Now that he s out of Cash Money, Juvenile s Check is bouncing right to the top. The New Orleans rapper, who rose to prominence on the Cash Money label, has seen his inaugural Atlantic release... More »

While record companies shuddered at the development, the advent of the CD jukebox and the iPod allowed music fans to build something nearly impossible to find on the radio: a truly eclectic mix of material... More »