Van Morrison

United Kingdom, 1964–now

Belfast's mystic soul singer — from Them's R&B to Astral Weeks (1968), a stream-of-consciousness fusion of soul, jazz, blues and Celtic reverie.

Influenced by

• Ray Charles
• Solomon Burke
• Lead Belly
• Muddy Waters
• Hank Williams
• Jackie Wilson

Influenced

• Thin Lizzy
• Fleet Foxes
• Counting Crows