Van Morrison has announced the release of another anti-lockdown song. A collaboration with Eric Clapton, “Stand and Deliver” arrives on December 4th and will support Morrison’s Save Live Music campaign. The track was penned by Morrison and performed by Clapton. Morrison’s “Stand and Deliver” follows three previously released songs he’s …
Read More »Van Morrison Previews New Album With Graceful 'Dark Night of the Soul'
Van Morrison unveiled a tender new blues ballad “Dark Night of the Soul,” from his upcoming album, Three Chords and the Truth, out October 25th. “Dark Night of the Soul” boasts a vintage mid-tempo groove of shuffling drums, silky guitar, rolling piano and the occasional keening organ. Morrison moves with …
Read More »Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks' Sideman Looks Back: 'I Was Lucky to Be There'
When asked about the secret behind Van Morrison‘s classic Astral Weeks LP 50 years later, Warren Smith has a simple answer: “He got the right people.” The 84-year-old percussionist, who played vibraphone on the 1968 album, is referring to the crack team of jazz A-listers that producer Lewis Merenstein recruited …
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