Van Morrison’s story begins in the working-class neighborhoods of Belfast, where music was more than a pastime—it was a way of life. Born George Ivan Morrison in 1945, he was steeped in the sounds of jazz, blues, and folk from an early age. The notes from his father’s record collection—Ray Charles, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters—filtered into his young soul, setting the stage for a career that would…
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