Birth Name: George Ivan Morrison

Nickname:
"Van the Man"

Birth Date: August 31st, 1945

Birth Place: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Genres:
Rock
Blues

Debut Album: Blowin' Your Mind! (1967)

Breakthrough Singles:
"Brown Eyed Girl" (1967)
"Domino" (1970)
"Have I Told You Lately" (1989)
"Real Real Gone" (1990)

Did You Know:
Van was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2003
He received an honorary degree as a doctor of music from Queen's University in 2001