Van Morrison
born 1945
25 documented presences
15 places
Quo Fuit places 25 dated presences for Van Morrison across 15 places, from 1964 to 2021. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish musician, singer, and songwriter whose recording career started in the 1960s.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Van Morrison was documented, and when
1964 to 2006period
Belfastattested
“* No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison (1994) * The Van Morrison Songbook (1997) * Into the Mystic: An Instrumental Tribute to Van Morrison (2000) * Vanthology: A Tribute to Van Morrison (2003) * The String Quartet Tribute to Van Mo…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1964 to 2006period
Londonattested
“* No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison (1994) * The Van Morrison Songbook (1997) * Into the Mystic: An Instrumental Tribute to Van Morrison (2000) * Vanthology: A Tribute to Van Morrison (2003) * The String Quartet Tribute to Van Mo…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1965year
New Yorkattested
“Bert Berns, Them's producer and composer of their 1965 hit "Here Comes the Night", persuaded Morrison to return to New York to record solo for his new label, Bang Records.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1967year
New Yorkattested
“Following the death of Berns in 1967, Morrison became involved in a contract dispute with Berns' widow, Ilene Berns, that prevented him from performing on stage or recording in the New York area.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
October 1973month
Republic of Irelandattested
“In a 1973 Rolling Stone review, it was described as: "psychologically complex, musically somewhat uneven and lyrically excellent." During a three-week vacation visit to Ireland in October 1973, Morrison wrote seven of the songs that made…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1984 to 2000period
Belfastattested
“In addition to It's Too Late to Stop Now and Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Morrison has released three other live albums: Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast in 1984; A Night in San Francisco in 1994 that Rolling Stone magaz…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1984 to 2000period
Hollywood Bowlattested
“In addition to It's Too Late to Stop Now and Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Morrison has released three other live albums: Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast in 1984; A Night in San Francisco in 1994 that Rolling Stone magaz…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1984 to 2000period
San Franciscoattested
“In addition to It's Too Late to Stop Now and Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Morrison has released three other live albums: Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast in 1984; A Night in San Francisco in 1994 that Rolling Stone magaz…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
January 1994month
Bath, Somersetattested
“Later, he moved to Bath, where he purchased the Wool Hall studio in January 1994.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
October 2006month
Montreux Jazz Festivalattested
“In October 2006, Morrison had released his first commercial DVD, Live at Montreux 1980/1974, with concerts taken from two separate appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
October 2006month
Montreuxattested
“In October 2006, Morrison had released his first commercial DVD, Live at Montreux 1980/1974, with concerts taken from two separate appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
8 November 2008exact date
Hollywood Bowlattested
“During a 2006 interview, he told Paul Sexton: On 7 and 8 November 2008, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, Morrison performed the entire Astral Weeks album live for the first time.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
8 November 2008exact date
Los Angelesattested
“During a 2006 interview, he told Paul Sexton: On 7 and 8 November 2008, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, Morrison performed the entire Astral Weeks album live for the first time.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
March 2009month
Madison Square Gardenattested
“In February and March 2009, Morrison returned to the US for Astral Weeks Live concerts, interviews and TV appearances with concerts at Madison Square Garden and at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
March 2009month
March 2009month
March 2009month
15 November 2013exact date
2 September 2014exact date
18 June 2015exact date
18 June 2015exact date
25 June 2015exact date
2019year
2019year
June 2021month
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Places Van Morrison is documented in
New York5 presences · 1965 to 2019London3 presences · 1964 to 2021New York City3 presences · 2009 to 2019Belfast2 presences · 1964 to 1984
Hollywood Bowl2 presences · 1984 to 2008
Bath, Somerset1 presence · 1994Los Angeles1 presence · 2008Madison Square Garden1 presence · 2009Montreux1 presence · 2006Montreux Jazz Festival1 presence · 2006San Francisco1 presence · 1984Beacon Theatre (New York City)1 presence · 2009
Other places tied to Van Morrison in the record
In each of these, a source puts Van Morrison and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Van Morrison was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
November 1963month
Colognementioned
“This was Morrison's first recording, taking place in November 1963 at Ariola Studios in Cologne with Morrison on saxophone; it made the lower reaches of the German charts.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
November 1963month
Belfastmentioned
“Upon returning to Belfast in November 1963, the group disbanded, so Morrison reconnected with Geordie Sproule and played with him in the Manhattan Showband along with guitarist Herbie Armstrong.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
November 1963month
Manhattanmentioned
“Upon returning to Belfast in November 1963, the group disbanded, so Morrison reconnected with Geordie Sproule and played with him in the Manhattan Showband along with guitarist Herbie Armstrong.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
April 1964month
Maritime Hotelmentioned
“The roots of Them, the band that first broke Morrison on the international scene, came in April 1964 when he responded to an advert for musicians to play at a new R&B club at the Maritime Hotel in College Square North – an old Belfast ho…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
June 1966month
United Statesmentioned
“Building on the success of their singles in the United States, and riding on the back of the British Invasion, Them undertook a two-month tour of America in May and June 1966 that included a residency from 30 May to 18 June at the Whisky…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
June 1966month
Whisky a Go Gomentioned
“Building on the success of their singles in the United States, and riding on the back of the British Invasion, Them undertook a two-month tour of America in May and June 1966 that included a residency from 30 May to 18 June at the Whisky…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
June 1966month
Los Angelesmentioned
“Building on the success of their singles in the United States, and riding on the back of the British Invasion, Them undertook a two-month tour of America in May and June 1966 that included a residency from 30 May to 18 June at the Whisky…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1967year
Americamentioned
“Morrison concentrated on writing some of the songs that would appear on Astral Weeks, while the remnants of the band reformed in 1967 and relocated to America.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1967 to 2002period
San Franciscomentioned
“(1967) * Astral Weeks (1968) * Moondance (1970) * His Band and the Street Choir (1970) * Tupelo Honey (1971) * Saint Dominic's Preview (1972) * Hard Nose the Highway (1973) * It's Too Late to Stop Now (1974; live) * Veedon Fleece (1974)…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1974year
Fairfax, Californiamentioned
“As well as being his daughter Shana's middle name, it is the name of his first production company, his studio, his publishing company, two of his backing groups, his parents' record store in Fairfax, California in the 1970s, and he also…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
February 1980month
French Alpsmentioned
“In February 1980, Morrison and a group of musicians travelled to Super Bear, a studio in the French Alps, to record (on the site of a former abbey) what is considered to be the most controversial album in his discography; later "Morrison…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
February 1980month
Englandmentioned
“In February 1980, Morrison and a group of musicians travelled to Super Bear, a studio in the French Alps, to record (on the site of a former abbey) what is considered to be the most controversial album in his discography; later "Morrison…”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1992year
Dublinmentioned
“Morrison met Irish socialite Michelle Rocca in the summer of 1992, and they often featured in the Dublin gossip columns, an unusual event for the reclusive Morrison.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
1994year
San Franciscomentioned
“The 1994 live double album A Night in San Francisco received favourable reviews as well as commercial success by reaching number eight on the UK charts.”
source: Wikipedia: Van Morrison
30 November 1995exact date
2000year
July 2001month
July 2001month
2005year
7 March 2006exact date
November 2006month
2007year
May 2009month
May 2009month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Dolores O'RiordanNew York City · 2009Stanley DonenMetropolitan Correctional Center, New York City · 2019Jonas MekasMetropolitan Correctional Center, New York City · 2019Annie LennoxMadison Square Garden · 2009Count BasieHollywood · 1984Merce CunninghamNew York City · 2009Edward HopperNew York · 1967Patricia HighsmithNew York · 1967Langston HughesNew York · 1967Omar al-BashirNew York City · 2015Ornette ColemanNew York City · 2015Frank StellaNew York City · 2015
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting. Quo Fuit will never say they met without a source that says so.
How to read this page
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Sources
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