Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on van morrison 's: - instrument - years active - caption - birth name - origin - label - genre - alias - birth date - name - background - image - associated acts - occupation Bio: sir george ivan morrison , obe -lrb- born 31 august 1945 -rrb- is a northern irish singer , songwriter and musician . he has received six grammy awards , the 1994 brit award for outstanding contribution to music , and has been inducted into both the rock and roll hall of fame and the songwriters hall of fame . in 2015 he was knighted for his services to popular music . known as '' van the man '' to his fans , morrison started his professional career when , as a teenager in the late 1950s , he played a variety of instruments including guitar , harmonica , keyboards and saxophone for various irish showbands covering the popular hits of the day . he rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the northern irish r&b band them , with whom he recorded the garage band classic '' gloria '' . his solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of bert berns with the release of the hit single '' brown eyed girl '' in 1967 . after berns ' death , warner bros. . records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record '' astral weeks '' in 1968 . even though this album would gradually garner high praise , it was initially a poor seller ; however , the next one , '' moondance '' , established morrison as a major artist , and throughout the 1970s he built on his reputation with a series of critically acclaimed albums and live performances . morrison continues to record and tour , producing albums and live performances that sell well and are generally warmly received , sometimes collaborating with other artists , such as georgie fame and the chieftains . in 2008 he performed '' astral weeks '' live for the first time since 1968 . much of morrison 's music is structured around the conventions of soul music and r&b , such as the popular singles '' brown eyed girl '' , '' jackie wilson said -lrb- i 'm in heaven when you smile -rrb- '' , '' domino '' and '' wild night '' . an equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy , loosely connected , spiritually inspired musical journeys that show...
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- instrument is vocals guitar harmonica saxophone keyboards drums tambourine ukulele- years active is 1958 -- present- caption is van august 23 , 2015 morrison performing in newcastle , northern ireland on- birth name is george ivan morrison- origin is belfast , northern ireland- label is decca point blank virgin universal blue note lost highway listen to bang the lion/emi manhattan rca warner bros. . london mercury exile/polydor verve- genre is rock country gospel rhythm and blues folk blues soul celtic jazz- alias is van the man the belfast cowboy- birth date is 31 august 1945- name is sir van morrison obe- background is solo_singer- image is van morrison , slieve donard 2015.jpg- associated acts is them- occupation is singer-songwriter musician