Van Morrison Concerts, Rehearsals, Videos and Songs from 1948 to 1979

This book is dedicated to and wants to honor the MUSIC of VAN MORRISON.

It contains information relating to Van Morrison' concert activity currently known and publicly known, from 1948 to 1979, reporting Shows and Rehearsals of the Shows, with detailed information on the AUDIO and VIDEO recordings of the same.

Furthermore, the shows that were canceled were also indicated.

- 1339 Shows, Rehearsals and TV Shows of which 1307 (97,61 %) Shows performed (1273 Shows + 3 Rehearsal +  31 TV Shows) and 32 (2,39 %) Shows canceled from 1948 to 1979 !!!

- 145 Shows and Rehearsals (111 Shows +  3 Rehearsals +  31  TV Shows) recorded of 1307 Shows, Rehearsals and TV Shows performed from 1948 to 1979 (11,09 %) !!!

- I chose to report the shows in chronological order, year by year, from 1948 to 1979;

- Complete list of Van Morrison' Songs from 1948 to 1979  in alphabetical order: 296 songs !!!

- All the songs known from 1948 to 1979 so far recorded by Van Morrison are present in this book, in alphabetical order and perfectly indexed and recallable with a direct link to the initial letter of the song (e-book version);

- Added, for completeness of information, are the songs that Van Morrison sang in concert or during rehearsals from 1948 to 1979, reporting the authors of the song, the first publication (Album), the year the song was recorded, the number of times Van Morrison sang a certain song and the dates of the first and last performance (from 1948 to 1979), according to the current state of existing recordings and the references of the concerts and rehearsals in which Van Morrison sang the song.

- Added new information for every Show, where available, about Venue Address !!!

I have added:

Van Morrison' Discography until 1979 from 1965 to 2017: 80 titles !!!

Van Morrison' Official Singles Discography from 1964 to 1979: 38 titles !!!

Van Morrison' Official Other Certified Songs Discography from 1968 to 1970: 2 titles !!!

Van Morrison' Recording Sessions from 1963 to 1979 !!!

Van Morrison' Videography from 1964 to 1979: 17 titles !!!

Statistical Table relating to all the information reported in this book !!!

I want to thank, with my heart and soul, Van Morrison, like Van said: “You can’t stay the same. If you’re a musician and a singer, you have to change, that’s the way it works.” … “Music is spiritual. The music business is not.” … “If it’s what you do and you can do it, then you do it.” 

Enjoy reading !!!

Edition 1.2