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Van Morrison a father again at 64 Van Morrison a father again at 64
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Acclaimed Belfast-born singer Van Morrison has became a father again at the age of 64. Acclaimed Belfast-born singer Van Morrison has become a father again at the age of 64.
A statement posted on the singer's website announced the birth of George Ivan Morrison III to the musician and Gigi Lee, who manages him.A statement posted on the singer's website announced the birth of George Ivan Morrison III to the musician and Gigi Lee, who manages him.
It described the newest Morrison, born on Tuesday, as "the spitting image of his daddy".It described the newest Morrison, born on Tuesday, as "the spitting image of his daddy".
"He is a dual citizen of Northern Ireland/United Kingdom and the United States," the statement added."He is a dual citizen of Northern Ireland/United Kingdom and the United States," the statement added.
A spokesman for Morrison said the couple have kept the birth location private.A spokesman for Morrison said the couple have kept the birth location private.
Van Morrison, whose 45-year career spans soul, blues, jazz, R&B and country, has a 39-year-old daughter, singer-songwriter Shana Morrison, from his first marriage to Janet Minto.Van Morrison, whose 45-year career spans soul, blues, jazz, R&B and country, has a 39-year-old daughter, singer-songwriter Shana Morrison, from his first marriage to Janet Minto.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 but declined to attend the ceremony.He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 but declined to attend the ceremony.
Van Morrison was born in 1945, in Bloomfield, east Belfast, as the only child of George Morrison, a shipyard worker, and Violet Stitt Morrison.Van Morrison was born in 1945, in Bloomfield, east Belfast, as the only child of George Morrison, a shipyard worker, and Violet Stitt Morrison.
He started his professional career when, as a young teenager in the late 1950s, playing a variety of instruments in a range of Irish showbands who covered the popular hits of the day.He started his professional career when, as a young teenager in the late 1950s, playing a variety of instruments in a range of Irish showbands who covered the popular hits of the day.
The singer rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the gritty Northern Ireland R&B band Them with whom he recorded the garage band classic, Gloria.The singer rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the gritty Northern Ireland 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.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 several sessions to record Astral Weeks in 1968.After Berns' death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him several sessions to record Astral Weeks in 1968.
Even though this album would gradually garner high praise, it was initially poorly received; 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.Even though this album would gradually garner high praise, it was initially poorly received; 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.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 but declined to attend the ceremony.He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 but declined to attend the ceremony.
In 2008 he performed Astral Weeks live for the first time since 1968.In 2008 he performed Astral Weeks live for the first time since 1968.