Original Release Date: November 1968 Van Morrison - rhythm guitar, keyboard, saxophone, vocal; Jay Berliner - guitar; Barry Kornfeld - guitar on "The Way Young Lovers Do"; Richard Davis - bass; Connie Kay - drums; John Payne - flute, soprano saxophone; Warren Smith, Jr. - percussion, vibraphone; Producer: Lewis Merenstein Read more on Last.fm.
Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison, OBE (generally known as Van Morrison or Van The Man) (born 31 August 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He's a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since 1958. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl - a unique mix of folk, blues Read more on Last.fm
Despite the grating obnoxiousness of “Beside You,” Astral Weeks is a gorgeous piece of work; the flying soars and moody lows of “Ballerina” may claim it as the ultimate set piece of Morrison’s career.
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