Astral Weeks
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Listen to the Untold Story of Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks'
"Van was in a vocal booth with his guitar," says 'Astral Weeks' flute player John Payne. "I'm not sure he ever talked to the musicians."
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Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks' Sideman Looks Back: 'I Was Lucky to Be There'
Percussionist Warren Smith, who played vibes on the singer-songwriter's jazz-steeped 1968 LP, reflects on how a routine day in the studio yielded a timeless classic
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Van Morrison Rediscovers "Astral Weeks" in "To Be Born Again" Doc
What started as a few shows to revisit Van Morrison’s 1968 classic Astral Weeks — an album he’d never previously performed live — has blossomed into a much larger celebration of the LP. First, Morrison turned a November 2008 performance in Los Angeles into the live film/album Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl. Now […]
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Van Morrison Revisits "Astral Weeks" at Hollywood Bowl
After four decades, Astral Weeks is still the sweetest slice of mystery in Van Morrison's catalog, but until this past weekend, Morrison had never performed the album live. (Speaking recently with David Wild in Rolling Stone, he blamed Warner Bros. for not providing sufficient promotion back in 1968.) So when he played Astral Weeks in […]
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Van Morrison To Perform Full "Astral Weeks" at Hollywood Bowl
Van Morrison will perform the entirety of his 1967 masterpiece Astral Weeks during a run of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this November. Morrison will perform at the famed Los Angeles venue November 7, 8 and 9. Many of the musicians who performed on the original album will perform at the concert as well. Tickets […]
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