Browsing: Van Morrison

Six decades later the blues is back and the circle completed, Jagger’s raw vocals and piercing harmonica combining with Richards’ staccato guitar licks and riffs an absolute triumph.

“Basically, I wanted the message to be about dealing with life – coping, surviving.” Sharon Lewis

Says Bob Dylan, “Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him.”

Whoever she is, she takes us back, time and again, to a happier time in our own lives. For that we’ll be ever thankful to Sir George Ivan Morrison.

“Each song is like a story and I’m performing that story. That’s been forgotten over years because people over-analyze things.” – Van Morrison

“Mr. Morrison has created a catalog of music that has served as a soundtrack for our lives.”

Tomorrow, the Mississippi Blues Commission will be unveiling a Blues Trail Marker for John Lee Hooker. We’re taking this opportunity to remember a giant in blues music and a cultural icon.